88-Ra-226  basic  n-XS summary  XS graphs  element

88-radium-226 Radium-226 makes lightning rods more effective. Atomic Mass: 226.0254026 +- 0.0000027 amu Excess Mass: 23662.324 +- 2.500 keV Binding Energy: 1731609.532 +- 2.520 keV Beta Decay Energy: B- -640.210 +- 3.273 keV "The 1995 update to the atomic mass evaluation" by G.Audi and A.H.Wapstra, Nuclear Physics A595 vol. 4 p.409-480, December 25, 1995. Spin: 0+ Half life: 1600 years Mode of decay: Alpha to Rn-222 Decay energy: 4.871 MeV Mode of decay: 14C Branch ratio: 3.2E-9 % Decay energy: 28.199 MeV Possible parent nuclides: Beta from Fr-226 Electron capture from Ac-226 Alpha from Th-230 R.R.Kinsey, et al.,The NUDAT/PCNUDAT Program for Nuclear Data,paper submitted to the 9 th International Symposium of Capture-Gamma_raySpectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, Hungary, Octover 1996.Data extracted from NUDAT database (Jan. 14/1999)