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Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system

20 Aug 2024
Samarium half-life researchers
Nuclear triumph Zeynep Talip, Rugard Dressler, and Dorothea Schumann (left to right) revel in their success at measuring the half-life of samarium-146. (Courtesy: Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Markus Fischer)
The radioactive half-life of samarium-146 has been measured to the highest accuracy and precision so

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