On the emission probability of the 66.7 keV γ-transition in the decay of 171Tm
The γ-emission probability of the 66.73 keV line in the decay of 171Tm has been experimentally determined using γ-spectrometry and inductively coupled mass spectrometry. Using a set of two reference sources, namely 60Co as primary standard and 44Ti/44Sc in secular equilibrium as secondary standards, we were able to deduce the detection efficiency at 67.87 keV of the used γ-spectrometry setup with high precision. The emission probability of the 66.73 keV γ-transition in the decay of 171Tm has been determined with a set of three radioisotopically pure 171Tm samples to be 0.159(6) %.
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