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Half Life

25.36 days by electron capture to Rb-82

Major Radiation

Rubidium-82 activity

Form

Strontium (II) in 0.1 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 10 mCi/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 62,300 Ci/g Sr

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

> 99% excluding other strontium isotopes

Source

Spallation by protons in natural molybdenum targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

Regular production during accelerator operation cycle

Units of Sale

Millicuries of strontium-82; price depends in part on terms of sale

Company Name

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


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