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THE end point energy of uranium-X2 given in "Tables Annuelles de Constantes" is 1·66 Mev.1 (from Wilson chamber measurements) in contradiction to the values found previously by absorption methods2,3 and magnetic focusing4.
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ROAF, D. Energies of β-Particles from Uranium-X2. Nature 145, 223 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145223a0
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