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Description: Self‐luminescence arising from the intense radiation from ~300 µg of 253Es solid in a quartz cone (9 mm diameter). The heat and radiation accompanying decay often generate detrimental effects in studies of Es.
Title: EinsteiniumGlow
Credit: Haire, Richard G. (2006). "Einsteinium". In Morss; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean. The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed.). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 1-4020-3555-1. p. 1580
Author: Haire, R. G., Department of Energy
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