Published 1985 | Version v1
Report

Proposal for the production of carrier-free osmium-191

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM

Description

The 191Os→/sup 191m/Ir generator currently uses neutron-irradiated osmium as the source of the parent nuclide, which results in low specific activity of 191Os. Proton-induced spallation of lead targets might be a source of higher specific activity 191Os for use in a carrier-free generator system. The availability of 185Os, another product of the spallation reaction, will allow breakthrough studies to assess the feasibility of such a generator

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Single-photon ultrashort-lived radionuclides: symposium proceedings
Journal Page Range
p. 176-181.
Report number
CONF-830504--

Conference

Title
DOE single-photon ultrashort-lived radionuclides conference.
Dates
9-10 May 1983.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).