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Half Life

about 520 years

Major Radiation

Gamma 328 KeV form Au 194 daughter

Form

Hg(II) in 2 M HNO3
Activity
Concentration:
> 1 microcuries/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 3.54 Ci/g Hg

Chemcial Impurities

< 1000 ppm

Radiopurity

> 99.9%

Source

Spallation by protons in natural bismuth or lead targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution, ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma counting

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Microcuries of Hg 194

Company Name

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


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