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Industrial · Industrial Tracer
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21
46
Scandium-46
A reactor-produced beta/gamma emitter used as an industrial radiotracer for flow studies, sediment transport analysis, and neutron flux monitoring.
t½ 83.8 daysBeta Minus (β⁻) & Gamma
21 e⁻4 shells
Atomic Structure
21
Protons
25
Neutrons
K2 e⁻
L8 e⁻
M9 e⁻
N2 e⁻
Applications
- Industrial flow tracing
- Sediment transport studies
- Reactor flux monitoring
- Petrochemical pipeline leak detection
Production
Reaction
⁴⁵Sc(n,γ)⁴⁶Sc
Target
Scandium-45
Source
Nuclear Reactor
16 MeV CyclotronNo
30 MeV CyclotronNo
70 MeV CyclotronNo
Nuclear ReactorYes
Produced by thermal-neutron capture on natural scandium.