Convert Femtobecquerels to Disintegrations per minute
Convert Femtobecquerels (fBq) to Disintegrations per minute (dpm) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dpm = fBq × 6.000000000e-14
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Femtobecquerels (fBq) | Disintegrations per minute (dpm) |
|---|---|
| 1 fBq | 6 × 10-14 dpm |
| 2 fBq | 1.2 × 10-13 dpm |
| 5 fBq | 3 × 10-13 dpm |
| 10 fBq | 6 × 10-13 dpm |
| 25 fBq | 1.5 × 10-12 dpm |
| 50 fBq | 3 × 10-12 dpm |
| 100 fBq | 6 × 10-12 dpm |