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TL;DR: The ratio (235)U/(238)U was 0.007258 +/- 0.000016, in agreement with terrestrial uranium as mentioned in this paper, and the following upper limits were set: (236)U/238 U/(3 x 10(-9); parts per million of sample, (239)Pu.=1 x 10-9); (244)PU/9 x 10 -1l); and (247)Cm = 1.25 x 10−10).
Abstract: The abunldanzces of uranium and thorium were measured mass spectrometrically as 0.59 +/- 0.02 and 2.24 +/- 0.06 parts per million, respectively, in the fines of Apollo 11 builk sample. The ratio (235)U/(238)U was 0.007258 +/- 0.000016, in agreement with terrestrial uranium. The following upper limits were set: (236)U/(238)U=3 x 10(-9); parts per million of sample, (239)Pu.=1 x 10(-9); (244)Pu=9 x 10(-1l), and (247)Cm = 1.25 x 10(-10). More alpha activity from (227)Th and its decay products appears to be presenit than would be in equtilibrilum with the (235)U in the sample. The search for other actinide and transactinide nuclides is continuing.
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