Evidence for correlations between fluctuations in 54Mn decay rates and solar storms

Authors

• T. Mohsinally, Purdue University
• S. S. Fancher, Purdue University
• M. Czerny, Purdue University
• E. Fischbach, Purdue University
• J. T. Gruenwald, Purdue University
• J. Heim, Purdue University
• J. H. Jenkins, Texas A & M University - College Station
• J. Nistor, Purdue University
• Daniel S. O'Keefe, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2016

Department

Department of Engineering Physics

School or Division

Graduate School of Engineering and Management

Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.10.007

Source Publication

Astroparticle Physics

Abstract

Excerpt: Following recent indications that several radioactive isotopes show fluctuating decay rates which may be influenced by solar activity, we present findings from a 2 year period of data collection on ⁵⁴Mn.

Comments

Co-author D. O'Keefe was enrolled in an AFIT PhD program at the time of this article. (AFIT-ENP-DS-17-S-030, September 2017)

Recommended Citation

Mohsinally, T., Fancher, S., Czerny, M., Fischbach, E., Gruenwald, J. T., Heim, J., Jenkins, J. H., Nistor, J., & O’Keefe, D. S. (2016). Evidence for correlations between fluctuations in 54Mn decay rates and solar storms. Astroparticle Physics, 75(15 Feb.), 29–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.10.007