Convert Disintegrations per minute to Femtobecquerels
Convert Disintegrations per minute (dpm) to Femtobecquerels (fBq) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
fBq = dpm × 16666666670000
About Disintegrations per minute
The disintegration per minute (dpm) equals exactly 1/60 Bq ≈ 16.7 mBq. Standard output unit of liquid scintillation counters (LSC) in biochemical and biomedical research for ³H and ¹⁴C tracer assays; radioimmunoassay protocols report results in dpm/well. 1 dpm = 1/60 Bq = 60 dph.
About Femtobecquerels
The femtobecquerel (fBq) equals 10⁻¹⁵ Bq, used in accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to quantify cosmogenic radionuclides (¹⁰Be, ³⁶Cl) in ice cores and geological samples. Ultra-low-background counting in deep underground laboratories reaches the fBq/kg level for solar neutrino detector purity assessment. 1 fBq = 10⁻¹⁵ Bq = 10⁻³ pBq.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute (dpm) | Femtobecquerels (fBq) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm | 1.667 × 1013 fBq |
| 2 dpm | 3.333 × 1013 fBq |
| 5 dpm | 8.333 × 1013 fBq |
| 10 dpm | 1.667 × 1014 fBq |
| 25 dpm | 4.167 × 1014 fBq |
| 50 dpm | 8.333 × 1014 fBq |
| 100 dpm | 1.667 × 1015 fBq |