Isotope applications

Isotopes for spectroscopy and analysis

Isotopes with suitable nuclear properties are the basis of Mössbauer and NMR spectroscopy. Enriched isotopes are used as spikes in isotope dilution — one of the most accurate methods of quantitative analysis.

Isotopes for this field

IsotopeElementEnrichment, at.%Application
⁵⁷FeIron93.00Mössbauer spectroscopy (the main nucleus of the method), tracer in iron metabolism studies
¹¹⁹SnTin94.70Mössbauer spectroscopy and NMR (¹¹⁹Sn nucleus)
¹²¹SbAntimony99.70Mössbauer spectroscopy (¹²¹Sb nucleus), NMR
¹⁵¹EuEuropium99.40Mössbauer spectroscopy (¹⁵¹Eu nucleus)
¹⁶¹DyDysprosium95.90Mössbauer spectroscopy (¹⁶¹Dy nucleus)
¹²⁵TeTellurium95.60Mössbauer spectroscopy and NMR (¹²⁵Te nucleus)
⁶¹NiNickel92.40Mössbauer spectroscopy, NMR (⁶¹Ni nucleus)
⁶⁷ZnZinc90.60NMR and Mössbauer spectroscopy (⁶⁷Zn nucleus), tracer
²⁹SiSilicon88.30NMR spectroscopy (²⁹Si nucleus), materials research
²⁵MgMagnesium99.50NMR spectroscopy (²⁵Mg nucleus), tracer in biological studies
⁴³CaCalcium90.00NMR spectroscopy (⁴³Ca nucleus), biological tracer
⁷⁷SeSelenium79.20NMR spectroscopy (⁷⁷Se nucleus), tracer
⁹⁵MoMolybdenum96.20NMR spectroscopy (⁹⁵Mo nucleus), tracer
⁹⁷MoMolybdenum95.10NMR spectroscopy (⁹⁷Mo nucleus), tracer
¹¹¹CdCadmium98.20target for indium-111 production (SPECT imaging), NMR
¹¹³CdCadmium99.20strong neutron absorber (shielding, detectors), NMR (¹¹³Cd nucleus)
¹¹⁷SnTin94.30NMR spectroscopy (¹¹⁷Sn nucleus), tin-117m production
¹⁸³WTungsten84.70NMR spectroscopy (¹⁸³W nucleus)
²⁰⁷PbLead98.10NMR (²⁰⁷Pb nucleus), isotope dilution, geochronology
¹³⁵BaBarium94.90NMR (¹³⁵Ba nucleus), isotope dilution
¹³⁷BaBarium92.80NMR (¹³⁷Ba nucleus), isotope dilution

Reference information on typical applications. Enrichment is given according to the producer’s specification. Please confirm the suitability of the isotope for your task (enrichment, chemical form, quantity) in your request. Export of isotope products is subject to export control requirements.

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