(Thermal) Neutron Capture Radiohalo Manufacturing Chain: Copyright (c) 1992
___________________________________________________________ by John Brawley
204 Pb (Stable nonradiogenic 'original' lead)
+n |
205 Pb (3 x 10^7 Y)-EC-> 205 Tl [Stable]-n-> 206 Tl (4.19 min) -B--> |
+n | _(NonÄCyclic: once only)_______________________|
--> 206 Pb (Stable) <---|
| +n | *-------------------* L| n =neutron
| 207 Pb (Stable) <---| | REQUIREMENTS: | E| a =Alpha Decay
| +n | C | 1) Neutron Flux | G| B- =Beta Decay
C 208 Pb (Stable) y | 2) Lead particles | E| m =Isomer
y +n | c | 3) Geologic time | N| mb =millibarns
c 209 Pb (3.3 Hr) l *-------------------* D| EC =Electron Capture
l B- | i
i 209 Bi (Stable) c---------------------------------------------|
c +n | |---------<--B- 207 Tl (4.8 min)----------| |
| 210m Bi(3 x 10^6 Y)-n-> 211 Bi (2.15 Min)-a-> (84%) 6.622 MEV -| |
| 210 Bi (5 Days) or (16%) 6.278 MEV -| |
| B- | |
| 210 Po (138 Days) -n-> (30 mb) 211 Po (.52 sec)-a-> 7.445 MEV -|---|
| a | (.5 mb) 211m Po (25 sec) or 7.278 MEV -|
|_______| 5.30 MEV [Inner Halo]
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