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Half Life

64.84 days by electron capture to Rb-85

Major Radiation

Gamma - 514.0 keV

Form

Strontium (II) in 0.1 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 10 mCi/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 23,600 Ci/g Sr

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

> 99% excluding < 0.5% strontium-82
Source
Spallation by protons in natural molybdenum targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Millicuries of strontium-85

Company Name

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


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