Re: High Energy Gamma Emitter

[Bob Hearn <rah@america.net>]

Y-88 offers a 99% abundance gamma at 1836 keV, along with the 93% line at
898 keV, and is generally readily available.

At 12:00 PM 10/15/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>Hello everyone. It's pop quiz time.
>
>Of all the isotopes, which one emits the highest energy gamma? We have a
>need for calibration of a wide energy-range detector. Other than Co-60,
>and short of letting my fingers do the walking through the pages of the
>Rad Health Handbook, I couldn't come up with it off the top of my head.
>So, to save a litle time, I thought of the great resource of Radsafe!
>
>Please reply to me directly if you'd like, but this might be of general
>interest.
>
>Donald P. Mercado, O/47-20, B/101      PROFS Nickname: DMERCADO
>Radiation Safety Officer        Internet: Don@LMSC.Lockheed.com
>Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space            Tel. (408) 742-0759
>Sunnyvale, Ca 94089                         Fax. (408) 742-0611
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