Beta radiation sources: Nickel-63 / Ni-63 with corrosion-resistant coating
63Ni
Radionuclide characteristics
Half-life, days: 36962.51 ± 54.79
Beta particle energy:
βmax
66.945±0.005 keV (100%)
β
17.425±0.006 keV
Reference data:
Nuclear Data Sheets 92, 147 (2001)
63Ni is electrically deposited on a rectangular or round non-radioactive nickel backing 0.1 mm thick and covered with a corrosion-resistant layer. Sources are characterized by ionization current measured in a flat free-air ionization chamber.
Radius of a cylindrical source couldn’t be lower than L/2π, L – source length. Ionization current for cylindrical sources is measured before rolling.
Maximum practical surface activity load is ~ 9mCi/cm2
ISO classification: Ñ43221
Corrosion-resistant Beta radiation sources are suitable for applications with temperatures up to +250 °Ñ in aerial environment and under long-term exposure to moisture.
Recommended working life: 5 years in air atmosphere, 10 years in inert gas atmosphere. Storage in inert gas atmosphere is suggested when not in use.
Code
Nominal
activity *
Typical ionization
current *, nA
DxH, mm
mCi
MBq
BNi3.K.C1
8
296
3
4.8x10
10
370
4
BNi3.K.C3
2.7
100
2
9.6x10
16
600
6
20
740
9
27
999
12
BNi3.K.C4
2,7
100
2
15.3x3
10
370
5
BNi3.K.C7
0.89
33
0.5
4.8x3
* Tolerance: ±15%
Maximum practical surface activity load is ~ 9mCi/cm2
ISO classification: Ñ43221
Corrosion-resistant Beta radiation sources are suitable for applications with temperatures up to +250 °Ñ in aerial environment and under long-term exposure to moisture.
Recommended working life: 5 years in air atmosphere, 10 years in inert gas atmosphere. Storage in inert gas atmosphere is suggested when not in use.
Code
Nominal
activity *
Typical ionization
current *, nA
D, mm
d, mm
mCi
MBq
BNi3.K.D1
2.4
88.8
2
20
16
18
666
8
* Tolerance: ±15%
Maximum practical surface activity load is ~ 9mCi/cm2
ISO classification: Ñ43221
Corrosion-resistant Beta radiation sources are suitable for applications with temperatures up to +250 °Ñ in aerial environment and under long-term exposure to moisture.
Recommended working life: 5 years in air atmosphere, 10 years in inert gas atmosphere. Storage in inert gas atmosphere is suggested when not in use.
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