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Measurement of the 214Po half-life by the DEVIS track setup

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Measurement of the 214Po half-life with the DEVIS track setup at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP, Moscow) by means of a procedure based on determining lifetimes of individual nuclei is described. The value obtained for the 214Po half-life is 163.8 ± 3.0 µs. The possibility of reaching the accuracy of the measurements that is required for testing the statement that the decay of some nuclei has a nonexponential character and the source intensity necessary for this are discussed.

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    V. A. Belov, E. V. Brakhman, O. Ya. Zeldovich, A. K. Karelin, V. V. Kirichenko, A. S. Kobyakin, O. M. Kozodaeva, A. V. Kuchenkov & T. N. Tsvetkova

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Belov, E.V. Brakhman, O.Ya. Zeldovich, A.K. Karelin, V.V. Kirichenko, A.S. Kobyakin, O.M. Kozodaeva, A.V. Kuchenkov, T.N. Tsvetkova, 2013, published in Yadernaya Fizika, 2013, Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 434–440.

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Belov, V.A., Brakhman, E.V., Zeldovich, O.Y. et al. Measurement of the 214Po half-life by the DEVIS track setup. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 76, 397–403 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778813030034

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