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On concentration of $^{42}$Ar in the Earth's atmosphere

Nuclear Experiment 2016-11-23 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors

Abstract

Data from the DBA liquid argon ionization chamber experiment have been used to obtain an estimate on the concentration of 42^{42}Ar in the Earth's atmosphere, 6.83.2+1.710216.8^{+1.7}_{-3.2}\cdot10^{-21} atoms of 42^{42}Ar per atom of 40^{40}Ar corresponding to the 42^{42}Ar activity of 1.20.5+0.31.2^{+0.3}_{-0.5} μ\muBq per cubic meter of air.

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@article{arxiv.1609.08890,
  title  = {On concentration of $^{42}$Ar in the Earth's atmosphere},
  author = {A. S. Barabash},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.08890},
  year   = {2016}
}

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12 pages, 5 figures