Re:UK scientists generate electricity from Americium to powe...
by gnode on Friday May 03, 2019 @03:41PM
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The approximation holds true for the heavy elements, with similar atomic mass. I wonder if the power density of any similar half-life lighter nuclei would be significantly greater, or whether the energy of decay reduces roughly proportionately with their mass.
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Re:UK scientists generate electricity from Americium to powe...
by Robotbeat on Friday May 03, 2019 @09:08PM
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And, of course, almost all alpha emitters are heavier elements: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Woolsey2/publicati...