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THE Q-value of the reaction 31P(d,n)32S has been determined by the photographic plate method and used to calculate the mass of phosphorus-31. This reaction is suitable for the purpose, since an accurate redetermination of the mass of sulphur-32 (31.982218 ± 0.000025 m.u.) has been recently reported by Nier1 using a double-focusing massspectrometer.
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EL-BEDEWI, F., MIDDLETON, R. & TAI, C. Determination of the Atomic Mass of Phosphorus by a Nuclear Reaction Method. Nature 169, 235 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169235a0
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