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Thermoplastic Thorium Ore Radioactive Test Source Moldable Geiger Check
$ 7.12
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Description
2:1 Thermoplastic Thorium Ore Radioactive Test Source Moldable Geiger Check Source Gamma Spectroscopy Pellet 3gCan be Shaped and Reshaped Indefinitely
Condition is New.
Shipped with USPS in a padded envelope, wrapped in plastic and aluminum foil.
Each 3g pellet coontains 1g of powdered monazyte suspended in 2 grams of thermoplastic. Monazite contains 3.5-10% thorium dioxide and traces of uranium emitting alpha particles and undergoeimg (beta and/or gamma decay). Approximately 74% of your count will be from Alpha particles and the remaining 26% of the activity will be the result of beta and gamma decay.
Now you can fashon a potent check source of the size and shape of your choosing. The working temperature is above 150°f or 65°C. Once heated to a working temperature pellet will become malleable until cooled.
You should easily be able to obtain a count above 300CPM with many different configurations of the shape when your finished product is placed within 1/4 inch of the geiger tube.
3 grams of virgin thermoplastic is included in your order for dilution purposes.
This listing meets the requirements of NRC 10 CFR 40.22
It also meets U.S.P.S domestic shipping requirements for exempt limited quantities of class 7 materials according to --347.22 "are eligible under 49 CFR to be shipped as excepted packages for limited quantities" and --Exhibit 347.22 Activity Limits-- and also --173.435-- Table of A1 and A2 values
Geiger counter is not included