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The mechanism for pair production in the α-decay of241Am is discussed. The pair creation is dominantly involved with the dynamics of the α-decay process and contributions from237Np levels with energies >2mc 2 are relatively small. One of the authors (B.A.L.) would like to thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada for financial support.
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Logan, B.A., Pisk, K. & Ljubičić, A. The mechanism for pair production in the α-Decay of241Am. Z Physik A 305, 295–296 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01419076
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