  The electron-capture (EC) decay rate of 7Be in metallic Cu host and the
beta-decay rate of 198Au in the host alloy Al-Au have been measured
simultaneously at several temperatures, ranging from 0.350 K to 293 K. No
difference of the half-life of 198Au between 12.5 K and 293 K is observed to a
precision of 0.1%. By utilizing the special characteristics of our
double-source assembly, possible geometrical effects that influence the
individual rates could be eliminated. The ratio of 7Be to 198Au activity thus
obtained also remains constant for this temperatures range to the experimental
precision of 0.15(0.16)%. The resulting null temperature dependence is
discussed in terms of the inadequacy of the often-used Debye-Huckel model for
such measurements.
