96-Cm-244  basic  n-XS summary  XS graphs  element

96-curium-244 Curium-244 is used in mining to analyze material excavated from pits slurries from drilling operations. Atomic Mass: 244.0627463 +- 0.0000021 amu Excess Mass: 58447.839 +- 1.947 keV Binding Energy: 1835849.000 +- 1.975 keV Beta Decay Energy: B- -2255.643 +- 14.358 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: 18.10 years Mode of decay: Alpha to Pu-240 Decay energy: 5.902 MeV Mode of decay: SF Branch ratio: 0.00013 % Mode of decay: SF Branch ratio: <=100.00 % Decay energy: 0 0.000 MeV Meta state at 1.040 Mev Spin: 6+ Half life: 34 ms Mode of decay: SF Branch ratio: <=.77E-9 % Decay energy: 9 0.000 MeV Possible parent nuclides: Beta from Am-244 Electron capture from Bk-244 Alpha from Cf-248 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)