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Table 1

Comparison between 239Pu and 241Am (Library for gamma and alpha emissions).

239Pu 241Am
Main alpha emission and intensity 5 156.59 (14) keV – 70.79 (10) % 5 485.56 (12) keV – 84.45 (10) %
5 143.82 (21) keV – 17.14 (4) % 5 442.86 (12) keV – 13.23 (10) %
5 105.81 (21) keV – 11.87 (3) % 5 388.25 (13) keV – 1.66 (3) %
Main gamma emission and intensity / 59.5409 (1) keV – 35.92 (17) %
26.3446 (2) keV – 2.31 (8) %
Impurity in liquid standard Generally 0.4% of 240Pu /
Regulated Highly /
Euratom Treaty (2012/C 327/01)
Code de la défense R1333-1 à -19
Standardisation method Liquid scintillation counting Gamma spectrometry

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