Preparation and Quality Control of 113Sn, 125Sb and 60Co Adsorbed in ZrSiW: Volume and Planar Reference Source for -Detector Calibration | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Radiation Sciences and Applications | ||||
Article 3, Volume 32, Issue 2, December 2019, Page 145-154 PDF (1.41 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejrsa.2019.12489.1069 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Hassan El-Said 1; S. E.A. Sharaf El-Deen2; Mohamed Aydia1; M. R. El-Naggar3; Khaled M. El-Azony1 | ||||
1Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt | ||||
2Nuclear Chemistry Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt | ||||
3Radioactive Waste Treatment Department, Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
NEUTRON activation of tin metal and cobalt chloride targets for production of 113Sn and 125Sb and 60Co was carried out in Egypt’s Second Research Reactor (ETRR-2). The 113Sn, 125Sb and 60Co were loaded onto zirconium silicotungestate gel matrix from aqueous solution at pH 1 by the batch technique. The results obtained during the adsorption process of radionuclides were explained through the Visual MINTEQ program version 3. Then 1 and 0.1g of 113Sn. 125Sb and 60Co-ZrSiW were packed into the volume and planar sealed sources, made of Chinese Artelon, respectively. The radioactivity levels of 113Sn, 125Sb and 60Co were measured and found to be (2.96±0.26, 2.22±0.26, 0.74±0.074kBq) and (0.3±0.03, 026±0.03, 0.11±0.01kBq) for the volume and planar sealed source, respectively, on 27 June 2018. The efficiency curves for the two sealed sources were determined in the energy range 36-1332.5keV, which were measured at 5cm from the HPGe-detector to determine the radioactivity levels of unknown samples for the neutron activation method. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Sealed Source; 125Sb; 113Sn; 60Co; Efficiency calibration | ||||
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