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Half Life

86.2 days by electron capture to Kr-83

Major Radiation

Gamma 552.6 keV

Form

Rudium (I) in 1 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 1 mCi/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 18,250 Ci/g R6

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

> 99% excluding other Rb isotopes < 20%

Source

Spallation by protons in molybdenum targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and cation exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Millicuries of rubidium-83

Company Name

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


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