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In 1998, we reported the three-laboratory measurements of the 44Ti half-life which was determined relative to the well known value (5.2714 ± 0.0005 yr) of the 60Co half-life. We have continued the measurement at Argonne and Jerusalem and inclusion of data points for additional two years does not change our published value of 59.0 ± 0.6 yr.
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Ahmad, I., Greene, J.P., Kutschera, W., Paul, M. (2002). Measurement of the 44Ti Half-life and its Significance for Supernovae. In: Manuel, O. (eds) Origin of Elements in the Solar System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46927-8_17
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