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Preparation and Quality Control of 113Sn, 125Sb and 60Co Adsorbed in ZrSiW: Volume and Planar Reference Source for -Detector Calibration

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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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.

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10.21608/ejrsa.2019.12489.1069

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Sealed Source, 125Sb, 113Sn, 60Co, Efficiency calibration

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Hassan

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El-Said

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Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt

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hasselsaid@gmail.com

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cairo

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S.

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Sharaf El-Deen

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E.A.

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Nuclear Chemistry Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt

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sahar97@gmail.com

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cairo

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Mohamed

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Aydia

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Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt

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mi_aydia@yahoo.com

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cairo

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M.

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El-Naggar

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R.

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Radioactive Waste Treatment Department, Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt

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elnaggar74@yahoo.com

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cairo

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Khaled

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El-Azony

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M.

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Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt

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mmenaa_2004@yahoo.com

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cairo

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32

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2

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11290

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2019-12-01

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2019-05-03

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2019-12-01

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145

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154

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1110-0303

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2314-8527

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Egyptian Journal of Radiation Sciences and Applications

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22 Jan 2023