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Half Life

about 100 years to phosphorus-32

Major Radiation

Beta - 221 keV; P-32 activity

Form

Silicates in 0.1 M NaOH
Activity
Concentration:
> 0.1 microcuries /ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 107 Ci/g Si

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 ppm excluding sodium

Radiopurity

> 99.9% (typically < 0.01% Ti-44)
Source
Spallation by protons in natural vanadium or potassium chloride targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution, ion exchange

Assay Methods

Activity - Beta counting. Otherwise standard

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Microcuries of silicon-32

Company Name

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


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