Re: High Energy Gamma Emitter

[James Weldy <jimweldy@engin.umich.edu>]

Na-24 gives off a 2.754 MeV gamma 100% of the time

N-16 has 2 high energy gammas - 6.13 MeV (69%)
				7.11 MeV (5%)

James Weldy
University of Michigan

On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Bob Hearn wrote:

> 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:
> >
> >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.
> >
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