Beryllium-10 (10Be)
Beryllium-10 (10Be) is a rare long-lived radio-isotope of Beryllium. Beryllium-10 is called a cosmogenic nuclide, because it is created by energetic cosmic rays impacting matter in a fission reaction, called spallation.
half-life (λ) | 1.36 +/- 0.07 My1 |
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Protons | 4 |
Neutrons | 6 |
AMS Target Material | beryllium oxide |