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Half Life

2.580 days to Zn-67

Major Radiation

Beta ³ 580 keV; Gamma 185 keV

Form

Copper (II) in 0.1 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 10 mCi/ml
Typical Sp. Act: 15,000 Ci/g Cu;
Theoretical Sp. Act: 7.52E5 Ci/g Cu

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

> 99% excluding ~13 hour Cu-64
Source
Spallation by protons in natural zinc oxide targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution, electrochemical deposition and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

Regular production during LAMPF operations

Units of Sale

Millicuries of copper-67

Company Name

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


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