The Effective Half-Life of Californium-252

Experimental and theoretical studies on the extraction behavior of Cf(iii) by NTAamide(C8) ligand and the separation of Cf(iii)/Cm(iii)

“…[6][7][8][9] 252 Cf is the main product of Cf production by this method, and its alpha decay half-life is 2.645 years, so the chemical purity of 252 Cf will also be affected by its decay product 248 Cm. 10,11 Therefore, it is of great practical signicance to conduct basic chemical experiments on californium for further research and to obtain data with practical value.…”

“…The relationship between temperature and extraction equilibrium constant can be known from eqn (10), and the thermodynamic relationship of extraction distribution ratio can be obtained by deriving eqn (11).…”