The half-life of ${}^{212}$Po

Abstract

The half-life of ${}^{212}$Po was measured with the highest up-to-date accuracy as $T_{1/2}=295.1(4)$ ns by using thorium-loaded liquid scintillator.

arXiv comment28 pages, 13 figures, 4 tables

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