
CHARACTERISTIC RADIATIONS OF
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED RADIONUCLIDES
These tables show the type of radiation, its energy in keV, its
half-life, the half-life of its first progeny, and the % abundance
of that energy for the parent. Only the most abundant
energies are listed.
1
Radiation
st
Progeny
type kev and % abundance
H
He
â
18.6 (100)
3
3
-
12.32y
S
Be
Li
EC
7
7
53.44d
S
ã
478 (10.42)
C
N
â
157 (100)
14
14
-
5,730y
S
O
N
â
1732 (99.9)
15
15
+
122.24s S
ã
511 (200)
N
O
â
3302 (4.9), 4288 (68), 10418 (26)
16
16
-
7.13s
S
ã
6129 (69), 7115 (5)
F
O
â
634 (96.73)
18
18
+
109.74m S
ã
511 (194)
Na
Ne
â
546 (89.84)
22
22
+
2.602y
S
ã
1275
(99.94)
Ne x-rays 1 (0.12)
Na
Mg
â
1390 (99.935)
24
24
-
15.00h
S
ã
1369 (99.9991), 2754 (99.862)
CHARACTERISTIC RADIATIONS OF
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED RADIONUCLIDES
These tables show the type of radiation, its energy in keV, its
half-life, the half-life of its first progeny, and the % abundance
of that energy for the parent. Only the most abundant
energies are listed.
1
Radiation
st
Progeny
type kev and % abundance
H
He
â
18.6 (100)
3
3
-
12.32y
S
Be
Li
EC
7
7
53.44d
S
ã
478 (10.42)
C
N
â
157 (100)
14
14
-
5,730y
S
O
N
â
1732 (99.9)
15
15
+
122.24s S
ã
511 (200)
N
O
â
3302 (4.9), 4288 (68), 10418 (26)
16
16
-
7.13s
S
ã
6129 (69), 7115 (5)
F
O
â
634 (96.73)
18
18
+
109.74m S
ã
511 (194)
Na
Ne
â
546 (89.84)
22
22
+
2.602y
S
ã
1275
(99.94)
Ne x-rays 1 (0.12)
Na
Mg
â
1390 (99.935)
24
24
-
15.00h
S
ã
1369 (99.9991), 2754 (99.862)
CHARACTERISTIC RADIATIONS OF
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED RADIONUCLIDES
These tables show the type of radiation, its energy in keV, its
half-life, the half-life of its first progeny, and the % abundance
of that energy for the parent. Only the most abundant
energies are listed.
1
Radiation
st
Progeny
type kev and % abundance
H
He
â
18.6 (100)
3
3
-
12.32y
S
Be
Li
EC
7
7
53.44d
S
ã
478 (10.42)
C
N
â
157 (100)
14
14
-
5,730y
S
O
N
â
1732 (99.9)
15
15
+
122.24s S
ã
511 (200)
N
O
â
3302 (4.9), 4288 (68), 10418 (26)
16
16
-
7.13s
S
ã
6129 (69), 7115 (5)
F
O
â
634 (96.73)
18
18
+
109.74m S
ã
511 (194)
Na
Ne
â
546 (89.84)
22
22
+
2.602y
S
ã
1275
(99.94)
Ne x-rays 1 (0.12)
Na
Mg
â
1390 (99.935)
24
24
-
15.00h
S
ã
1369 (99.9991), 2754 (99.862)
CHARACTERISTIC RADIATIONS OF
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED RADIONUCLIDES
These tables show the type of radiation, its energy in keV, its
half-life, the half-life of its first progeny, and the % abundance
of that energy for the parent. Only the most abundant
energies are listed.
1
Radiation
st
Progeny
type kev and % abundance
H
He
â
18.6 (100)
3
3
-
12.32y
S
Be
Li
EC
7
7
53.44d
S
ã
478 (10.42)
C
N
â
157 (100)
14
14
-
5,730y
S
O
N
â
1732 (99.9)
15
15
+
122.24s S
ã
511 (200)
N
O
â
3302 (4.9), 4288 (68), 10418 (26)
16
16
-
7.13s
S
ã
6129 (69), 7115 (5)
F
O
â
634 (96.73)
18
18
+
109.74m S
ã
511 (194)
Na
Ne
â
546 (89.84)
22
22
+
2.602y
S
ã
1275
(99.94)
Ne x-rays 1 (0.12)
Na
Mg
â
1390 (99.935)
24
24
-
15.00h
S
ã
1369 (99.9991), 2754 (99.862)