Title: Isotope Supply


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RC TRITEC has established close cooperation with leading isotope suppliers all over the world. We can facilitate your needs for both radioactive and stable isotope supplies.

The following isotopes are normally available from stock:

 

Beta-emitting radioisotopes


Isotope / mass

Tritium
H-3

Carbon
C-14

Promethium
Pm-147

Thallium
Tl-204

Chemical form

gas

BaCO3
14-CO2

Pm oxide
Pm chloride
Pm sulphate

nitrate sol.
Tl(NO3)3

Type of radiation

ß- (100%)

ß- (100%)

ß- (100%)

ß- (100%)

Energy
Max keV
Avg keV


18
5.7

 
159
49.5

 
225
62

 
763
244

Half life

12,35 y

5760 y

2,6 y

3.78 y

Chemical purity

> 98%

>99%

on request

on request

Specific activity

2.57 Ci/ml

>56 mCi/mmol

500-700 Ci/g
(oxide)

up to
30 Ci/g

 

Many other isotopes available on request.

 

 



Tritium (H-3) gas supplies

 

Chemical form: H-3 gas, carrier free, typically 99% purity

smaller quantities 1 - 20 Ci in Pyrex breakseal ampoules
quantities 10 Ci and higher absorbed on rentable uranium beds
(can be supplied only against enduser statement)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Carbon-14 (C-14)

 

Chemical forms:

Ba*CO3-solid > 56 mCi/mmol; 281 mCi/g
14-CO2 gas adsorbed on stainless steel trap,
specific activity: 57 mCi/mmol
loading, typically 1Ci/trap....more

Promethium-147 (Pm-147)

 

Chemical form:

 

Pm2O3 (oxide) solid, 500-700 Ci/g
Pm chloride solution (HCl) 0.1 - 10 Ci/ml

 

 

Thallium-204 (Tl-204)

 

Chemical form:

 

Tl nitrate solution, very high specific activity, up to 30 Ci/g

 

Other isotopes

 

Please contact us for assistance with your needs.


RC TRITEC Ltd. - Speicherstrasse - CH-9053 Teufen - Switzerland - Phone +41 71 335 73 73


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