-SEALED SOURCES

Iridium (Ir-192) – sealed source

iridium pellets

SKU: IR1 Categories: ,

Description

Main application:

Gamma radiography

Half-life:

74 days

Recommended working life:

1 year

Radiation energies Eγ[MeV]:

0.206 (3.4%)

0.296 (29.6%)

0.308 (30.7%)

0.316 (82.7%)

0.468 (47.0%)

0.484 (2.9%)

0.589 (4.4%)

0.604 (8.2%)

0.612 (5.3%)

Radioactive decay:

Days from the date of measurement

0

4

8

12

16

0

1.000

0.963

0.928

0.893

0.861

20

0.829

0.798

0.769

0.741

0.713

40

0.687

0.662

0.637

0.614

0.591

60

0.569

0.548

0.528

0.509

0.490

80

0.472

0.454

0.438

0.422

0.406

100

0.391

0.377

0.363

0.349

0.337

120

0.324

0.312

0.301

0.290

0.279

140

0.269

0.259

0.249

0.240

0.231

160

0.223

0.214

0.207

0.199

0.192

180

0.185

0.178

0.171

0.165

0.159

200

0.153

0.147

0.142

0.137

0.132

220

0.127

0.122

0.118

0.113

0.109

Description:
stainless steel or titanium capsule argon arc welded, containing iridium pellets.
Single capsules:
HB, YAT
Double capsules:
HCT(HI/HCT), HCT(HAT/HCT)
Identification:
by serial number

Code

Active part examples

Φ [mm] × h [mm]

Maximum activity (examples)

R2HCT / 

IR3HCT

2.0 × 0.2

2.0 × 0.6

2.0 × 1.0

2.0 × 1.2

2.0 × 1.6

2.0 × 2.0

333 GBq

666 GBq

1110 GBq

1332 GBq

1776 GBq

2220 GBq

7 Ci

20 Ci

30 Ci

36 Ci

48 Ci

55 Ci

IR1HB, 

IR1YAT / IR3HCT

3.0 × 2.0

3.0 × 2.2

3.0 × 2.4

3700 GBq

4070 GBq

4440 GBq

100 Ci

110 Ci

120 Ci

IR1HB, IR1YAT

3.0 × 3.0

5920 GBq

160 Ci

IR1YAT

3.0 × 4.0

7400 GBq

200 Ci

Capsule dimensions special form certification and safety performance testing:

Code

Special form

certificate No.

Capsule type

External dimensions

Φ [mm] × h [mm]

Capsule material

ISO classification

IR1HB

PL/0018/S-96

HB

4 × 6

5 × 8

stainless steel*

C 64344

IR1YAT

PL/0033/S-96

YAT 

5 × 8

titanium gr. 2

C 66445

IR2HCT

PL/0028/S

HCT 

5 × 8

titanium gr. 2

C 66545

IR3HCT

PL/0029/S

HCT

4 × 6

5 × 8

titanium gr. 2

C 66545

* 1H18N9T (X6CrNiTi1810)