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Samarium-149 is an observationally stable isotope of samarium (predicted to decay, but no decays have ever been observed, giving it a half-life at least several orders of magnitude longer than the age of the universe), and a product of the decay chain from the fission product 149 Nd (yield 1.0888%).
Isotopes of samarium are used in samarium–neodymium dating for determining the age relationships of rocks and meteorites. 151 Sm is a medium-lived fission product and acts as a neutron poison in the nuclear fuel cycle. The stable fission product 149 Sm is also a neutron poison.
Samarium has seven naturally occurring isotopes, and neodymium has seven. The two elements are joined in a parent–daughter relationship by the alpha decay of parent 147 Sm to radiogenic daughter 143 Nd with a half-life of 1.066(5) × 10 11 years and by the alpha decay of 146 Sm (an almost-extinct radionuclide with a half-life of 9.20(26) × 10 7 years [2] [a]) to produce 142 Nd.
Samarium (153 Sm) lexidronam (chemical name Samarium-153-ethylene diamine tetramethylene phosphonate, abbreviated Samarium-153 EDTMP, trade name Quadramet) is a chelated complex of a radioisotope of the element samarium with EDTMP. It is used to treat pain when cancer has spread to the bone. [1] [2]
Samarium-147 (147 Sm or Sm-147) is an isotope of samarium, making up 15% of natural samarium. It is an extremely long-lived radioisotope , with a half-life of 1.06 × 10 11 years, although measurements have ranged from 1.05 × 10 11 to 1.17 × 10 11 years.
Samarium carbides are prepared by melting a graphite-metal mixture in an inert atmosphere. After the synthesis, they are unstable in air and are studied also under inert atmosphere. [13] Samarium monophosphide SmP is a semiconductor with the bandgap of 1.10 eV, the same as in silicon, and high electrical conductivity of n-type. It can be ...
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Single crystals or polycrystals of samarium monochalcogenides can be obtained by reacting the metal with sulfur, selenium or tellurium vapors at high temperature. [1] Thin films can be obtained by magnetron sputtering [2] or electron beam physical vapor deposition, that is bombardment of samarium metal target with electrons in and appropriate gas atmosphere (e.g. hydrogen disulfide for SmS).