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Half Life

83.4 days by electron capture to Y-88

Major Radiation

Gamma - 392.9 keV; Y-88 activity

Form

Zirconium (IV) in 2 M HCl
Activity
Concentration:
> 10 mCi/ml
Theoretical Sp. Act: 17,790 Ci/g Zr

Chemcial Impurities

< 1,000 ppm excluding aluminum

Radiopurity

> 99% excluding 88Y daughter < 20%
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 zirconium-88

Company Name

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


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