• The cell contains a small amount of metastable krypton-83 gas, a radioactive isotope that spews out electrons as its nucleus undergoes radioactive decay. (washington.edu)
  • C-13 can also be used for the production of the radioisotope N-13 which is a PET isotope. (webelements.com)
  • Quantification, nature and bioavailability of bound 14C-pesticide residues in soil, plants and food : proceedings of the Final Research Co-ordination Meeting on Isotopic Tracer-Aided Studies of Unextractable or Bound Pesticide Residues in Soil, Plants and Food / organized by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Isotope and Radiation Applications of Atomic Energy for Food and Agricultural Development and held in Gainesville, Florida, from 25 to 29 March 1985. (who.int)
  • Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Isotope and Radiation Applications of Atomic Energy for Food and Agricultural Development. (who.int)
  • Promethium-145 is the most stable promethium isotope, but the only isotope with practical applications is promethium-147, chemical compounds of which are used in luminous paint , atomic batteries and thickness-measurement devices. (wikipedia.org)
  • Krypton-83 gas inside the pink cup breaks down in radioactive decay. (washington.edu)
  • Further data for radioisotopes (radioactive isotopes) of carbon are listed (including any which occur naturally) below. (webelements.com)
  • In 1938, during a nuclear experiment conducted at Ohio State University , a few radioactive nuclides were produced that certainly were not radioisotopes of neodymium or samarium, but there was a lack of chemical proof that element 61 was produced, and the discovery was not generally recognized. (wikipedia.org)
  • Xenon was discovered in England by William Ramsay and Morris Travers on July 12, 1898, shortly after their discovery of the elements krypton and neon . (wikidoc.org)
  • Industrially, molybdenum compounds (about 14% of world production of the element) are used in high-pressure and high-temperature applications as pigments and catalysts . (knowpia.com)
  • Over one hundred experiments have been performed by the n_TOF Collaboration at CERN, with applications ranging from nuclear astrophysics (synthesis of the heavy elements in stars, big bang nucleosynthesis, nuclear cosmo-chronology), to advanced nuclear technologies (nuclear data for applications, nuclear safety) to basic nuclear science (structure and decay of highly excited compound states). (infn.it)
  • We describe the next generation general purpose Evaluated Nuclear Data File, ENDF/B-VII.0, of recommended nuclear data for advanced nuclear science and technology applications. (typeset.io)
  • Carbon isotopes and mainly C-13 is used extensively in many different applications. (webelements.com)
  • The irradiation of enriched Ni via 64 Ni(p,n) 64 Cu nuclear reaction, which is extensively prevalent and with almost no competitive copper radioisotopes involved in the process to deteriorate the purity. (iba-radiopharmasolutions.com)
  • Hence the main application of uranium fission today is in thermal reactors fuelled by U-235 and incorporating a moderator such as water to slow the neutrons down. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Cr-50 is used for the production of the radioisotope Cr-51 which is used for measuring blood volume and red blood cell survival. (webelements.com)
  • In structural applications, the combination of high flexural rigidity , thermal stability , thermal conductivity and low density (1.85 times that of water) make beryllium metal a desirable aerospace material for aircraft components, missiles , spacecraft , and satellites. (handwiki.org)
  • Other reuse applications, which focus more on the organic matter content of the excreta, include use as a fuel source or as an energy source in the form of biogas. (wikipedia.org)
  • It has been used for a long time in different applications (such as hypoxia imaging 64 Cu-ATSM) and more recently as part of the theranostics pair with Copper 67 (for therapy). (iba-radiopharmasolutions.com)
  • Demand for radiopharmaceuticals is growing due to raising awareness about availability of radiation and radioisotopes in medicine, particularly for diagnosis and therapy for various chronic conditions. (medgadget.com)
  • In developed countries about one person in 50 uses diagnostic nuclear medicine every year, and the demand for therapy with radioisotopes is about one-tenth of this. (medgadget.com)
  • Radioisotope X-ray fluorescence is one of the more recent techniques developed as a result of the general availability of sealed radioisotope sources. (docslib.org)
  • Because of the low availability and difficulties in the preparation of metallic scandium, which was first done in 1937, applications for scandium were not developed until the 1970s, when the positive effects of scandium on aluminium alloys were discovered. (wikimili.com)
  • For on-line measurement in particular, the combination of radioisotope X-ray fluorescence with neutron activation analysis (using radioisotope neutron sources) is now being developed. (docslib.org)
  • This method of analysis can now be seriously considered for industrial application, especially since an intrinsically safe alpha source, 242Cm, has recently become available commercially. (docslib.org)
  • It is a heat source in radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are used to power some spacecraft. (everipedia.org)
  • In both these applications it has become comple- mentary to, and competitive with, several older-established methods. (docslib.org)
  • The Global Radiopharmaceutical Market is segmented based on type, type of test, application, route of administration, and end user. (medgadget.com)
  • Its task was to review current techniques and applications, to comment on the factors that limit performance, and to consider promising lines of development and extensions of present usage. (docslib.org)
  • The intended reuse applications for the nutrient content may include: soil conditioner or fertilizer in agriculture or horticultural activities. (wikipedia.org)
  • 81Kr is a long lived radioisotope of Kr (half-life: 229,000 years) that is produced by cosmic ray interaction in the atmosphere with other krypton isotopes. (egu.eu)
  • Further data for radioisotopes (radioactive isotopes) of helium are listed (including any which occur naturally) below. (webelements.com)
  • The two isotopes of Lanthanum do not appear to have many applications. (webelements.com)
  • The unit of length "meter" was once defined in terms of the orange-red spectral line of Krypton-86. (isoflex.com)
  • Dating ranges of 85Kr, 39Ar, 81Kr and other established radioisotope tracers. (egu.eu)
  • The reason krypton is such a useful tracer for groundwater dating is that as a noble gas the interaction of Kr with soils, rocks and the biosphere is minimal whereas other tracers such as 36Cl, 14C or 3H are often subject to retardation during transport or inputs from multiple sources which makes extensive corrections necessary or renders them completely unusable for dating. (egu.eu)
  • A ventilation study is performed after inhalation of tracers such as xenon-133 ( 133m Xe) gas, krypton ( 81m Kr), or technetium-99m( 99m Tc)-labelled aerosols of diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid ( 99m Tc-DTPA) or 99m Tc-labelled carbon microparticles ( 99m Tc-technegas). (cadth.ca)
  • In fact, Krypton-81 (81Kr) is a radioisotope of the noble gas krypton and ATTA, which stands for atom trap trace analysis, is the revolutionary technique that has made its analysis possible. (egu.eu)
  • The way this works is that once water reaches the water table no new krypton is added and the clock starts ticking as the 81Kr decays away. (egu.eu)
  • Krypton was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers. (isoflex.com)
  • Xenon was discovered in England by William Ramsay and Morris Travers on July 12, 1898, shortly after their discovery of the elements krypton and neon . (wikidoc.org)
  • Krypton's multiple emission lines make ionized krypton gas discharges appear whitish, which in turn makes krypton-based bulbs useful in photography as a white light source. (material-properties.org)
  • Other applications are in flash tubes for high-speed photography and incandescent bulbs. (isoflex.com)
  • Primordially present radioisotopes are easily detected with half-lives as short as 700 million years (e.g., 235 U ). This is the present limit of detection, [ citation needed ] as shorter-lived nuclides have not yet been detected undisputedly in nature except when recently produced, such as decay products or cosmic ray spallation. (knowpia.com)
  • Many naturally occurring radioisotopes (another 53 or so, for a total of about 339) exhibit still shorter half-lives than 700 million years, but they are made freshly, as daughter products of decay processes of primordial nuclides (for example, radium from uranium) or from ongoing energetic reactions, such as cosmogenic nuclides produced by present bombardment of Earth by cosmic rays (for example, 14 C made from nitrogen). (knowpia.com)
  • Krypton is a chemical element with atomic number 36 which means there are 36 protons in its nucleus. (material-properties.org)
  • The rather restricted chemistry of krypton in the +2 oxidation state parallels that of the neighboring element bromine in the +1 oxidation state. (material-properties.org)
  • Since the 1990s, the largest application of the element has been as caesium formate for drilling fluids , but it has a range of applications in the production of electricity, in electronics, and in chemistry. (wikizero.com)
  • Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry measurement of xenon in gas-loaded liposomes for neuroprotective applications. (nih.gov)
  • sources are also available for loan to agenciesand subcontractorsof the U.S. government and to universities for educational, research,and medical applications. (docslib.org)
  • The radioisotope *'*Cf is routinely encapsulatedinto compact, portable, intense neutron sourceswith a 2.6- year half-life. (docslib.org)
  • The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. (ans.org)
  • Dysprosium is used for its high thermal neutron absorption cross-section in making control rods in nuclear reactors, for its high magnetic susceptibility in data storage applications. (tanjit.net)
  • It is used for its high thermal neutron absorption cross-section in making control rods in nuclear reactors , for its high magnetic susceptibility ( χ v ≈ 5.44 × 10 −3 ) in data-storage applications, and as a component of Terfenol-D (a magnetostrictive material). (cloudfront.net)
  • Using feeler gauges based on radioisotopes is widespread in industries producing plates of material. (eu.com)
  • Without radioisotopes, it is unlikely that automation could have developed in these industries. (eu.com)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Radioisotopes. (who.int)
  • The vanadium redox battery for energy storage may be an important application in the future. (twonobeliumk779.cfd)
  • Procuring large massesof 252Cfis either very expensive or very inexpensive, depending on whether the radioisotope is purchasedor loaned. (docslib.org)
  • Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. (ans.org)