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Half Life

53.28 days by electron capture to lithium-7

Major Radiation

Gamma - 477.6 keV

Form

Beryllium (II) in 1 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 1.0 mCi/ml
Theoretical: 3.45E5 Ci/g Be

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

99%
Source
Spallation by protons in targets of natural zinc oxide at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

In Stock

Units of Sale

Millicuries of beryllium-7

Company Name

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Contact Person
Isotope Sales
505-667-4675
mailto:isotopes@lanl.gov


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