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Half Life

243.8 days by electron capture to Cu-65
Major Radiation
Positron - 325 keV
Gamma - 1115.5 keV

Form

Zinc (II) in 0.5 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 1 mCi/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 8,230 Ci/g Zn

Chemcial Impurities
< 1,000 parts per million

Radiopurity

> 99% (No radionuclidic impurities detected)
Source
Spallation by protons in natural molybdenum or natural rubidium bromide targets at the IPF station

Processing

Dissolution and ion exchange

Assay Methods

Gamma assay

Availability

In stock

Units of Sale

Millicuries of zinc-65

Company Name

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


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