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Information about Astatine-198:

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    Mass-Energy Data:

    Atomic Mass:197.992752±0.000459amu #
    Excess Mass (Δ):-6.751000±0.428000MeV #
    Binding Energy:1538.373000±0.428000MeV #
    β- Decay Energy:-5.615000±0.473000MeV #
"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.
Radioactive Decay Data:

  • Spin: (3+)
  • Half life: 4.2 s ( 4.2 sec., λ = 0.165035 s-1)
  • Mode of decay:
    α
    to
    194
    83
    Bi
      (Q = 6.893 MeV)   Branch ratio: 90.00 %
  • Mode of decay: E.C. to
    198
    84
    Po
      (Q = 8.800 MeV)   Branch ratio: 10.00 %
    Meta state at 0.102 Mev
  • Spin: (10-) 4.2
  • Half life: 1.0 s ( 1 sec., λ = 0.693147 s-1)
  • Mode of decay:
    α
    to
    194
    83
    Bi
      (Q = 6.995 MeV)   Branch ratio: 84.00 %
  • Mode of decay: E.C. to
    198
    84
    Po
      (Q = 8.902 MeV)   Branch ratio: 16.00 %

  • Possible parent nuclides:
    α from
    202
    87
    Fr
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)