Main emission energies

Nuclide Half-life E(α) keV E(β) keV E(γ) keV X-rays
U-238 4.47 Gy 4198     93.4 Th Kα1 (0.03%)
13.0 Th Lα1 (2.5%)
16.2 Th Lβ1 (3%)
Th-234 24.10 d   199 (70%) 92.6 (5%)
63.3 (5%)
95.9 Pa Kα1 (0.8%)
13.3 Pa Lα1 (4%)
16.7 Pa Lβ1 (2%)
Pa-234 m 1.17 m   2269 (99%) 1001 (0.8%) 98.4 U Kα1
13.4 U Lα1
U-234 0.246 My 4775   53.2 (0.1%) 93.4 Th Kα1 (0.004%)
13.0 Th Lα1 (3%)
16.2 Th Lβ1 (4%)
Th-230 75.4 ky 4687   67.7 (0.4%) 88.5 Ra Kα1 (0.007%)
12.3 Ra Lα1 (3%)
Ra-226 1600 y 4784   186 (4%) 83.8 Rn Kα1 (0.3%)
11.7 Rn Lα1 (0.3%)
Rn-222 3.82 d 5490   511 (0.1%)  
Po-218 3.10 m 6002      
Pb-214 26.8 m   672 (49%) 352 (38%)
295 (19%)
242 (7%)
77.1 Bi Kα1 (8%)
10.8 Bi Lα1 (4%)
Bi-214 19.9 m   3272 (18%) 609 (46%)
1764 (15%)
1120 (15%)
1238 (6%)
79.3 Po Kα1 (1%)
11.1 Po Lα1 (0.3%)
Po-214 164 µs 7687     75.0 Pb Kα1 (weak)
10.6 Pb Lα1 (weak)
Pb-210 22.3 y   16.9 (84%) 46.5 (4%) 10.8 Bi Lα1 (8%)
13.0 Bi Lβ12 (6%)
Bi-210 5.0 d   ?    
Po-210 138 d 5304   46.5 (4%) 75.0 Pb Kα1 (weak)
10.6 Pb Lα1 (weak)
Pb-206 stable