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Half Life

32.2 years by electron capture to lead-207

Major Radiation

Gamma 1.7702 MeV

Form

Bismuth (III) in > 4 M HNO3
Activity
Concentration:
> 20 microcuries/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 53.6 Ci/g Bi

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 ppm excluding aluminum

Radiopurity

> 99 percent

Source

Proton irradiation of natural lead targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Microcuries of bismuth-207

Company Name

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


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