“The isotope of interest for space is americium-241…Its half-life is a staggering 432 years, five times longer than plutonium-238.”
“The isotope of interest for space is americium-241…Its half-life is a staggering 432 years, five times longer than plutonium-238.”
isn’t this the same element found in older smoke detectors?
Yes.
Shout-out for The Radioactive Boy Scout. (RIP)
Yep, and it’s still used in some new ones.