Estimation of ultra-high pressure by means of the change in nuclear decay rate

1 August 1978

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments

Vol. 11 (8) , 739-741
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/11/8/005

Abstract

A new method is proposed, by which a pressure of the order of 10¹⁰ Pa or more can be estimated by observing the change in decay rate of radioactive nuclei embedded in a pressure device. The radioactive sources ^99mTc and ⁷³Ga are used in the procedure.

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