Iron-52

ISOTOPE ⁵²Fe
Half Life / Daughter	8.28 hours to manganese-52m
Major Radiation	Positron - 800 keV Gamma - 168.7 keV (Mn-52m 1,434.0 keV)
Form	Iron (III) in 0.01 M HCl
Activity	> 0.15 mCi/mg
Radiopurity	Fe-55 < 1% and Fe-59 is ~ 0.33%
PRODUCTION
Source	3p4n reaction on nickel-58 by 192 MeV protons in targets of nickel foil
Processing	Target dissolution in acid and iron recovery by anion exchange
DISTRIBUTION
Shipment	Crimp-seal bottle
Availability	Special order
Unit of Sale	Batch
Contact	Oak Ridge National Laboratory Isotope Business Office Call: (865) 574-6984 Fax: (865) 574-6986 email: isotopes@ornl.gov