Experimental determination of some nuclear decay data in the decays of (177)Lu, (186)Re and (124)I

Aurelian Luca; Maria Sahagia; Mihail-Razvan Ioan; Andrei Antohe; Beatris Luminita Savu

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.072

Experimental determination of some nuclear decay data in the decays of (177)Lu, (186)Re and (124)I

Appl Radiat Isot. 2016 Mar:109:146-150. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.072. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Authors

Aurelian Luca¹, Maria Sahagia², Mihail-Razvan Ioan², Andrei Antohe², Beatris Luminita Savu²

Affiliations

¹ Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, IFIN-HH Bucharest, 30 Reactorului Street, Magurele, Ilfov county, PO Box MG-6, RO 077125, Romania. Electronic address: aluca@nipne.ro.
² Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, IFIN-HH Bucharest, 30 Reactorului Street, Magurele, Ilfov county, PO Box MG-6, RO 077125, Romania.

PMID: 26656620
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.072

Abstract

A detailed experimental study of the radionuclides (177)Lu, (186)Re and (124)I was conducted at IFIN-HH, Radionuclide Metrology Laboratory. Absolute photon emission intensities in the decays of these radionuclides were measured by high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Half-life measurements using a well-type ionization chamber were also performed. These new experimental results will be useful for the future updates of the existing nuclear decay data evaluations, offering reliable and accurate data for the users.

Keywords: (177)Lu; (186)Re and (124)I; Gamma-ray spectrometry; Half-life; Photon emission intensity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Radioisotopes / analysis*
Radioisotopes / chemistry*
Radiometry / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals / analysis*
Radiopharmaceuticals / chemistry*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spectrometry, Gamma

Substances

Radioisotopes
Radiopharmaceuticals