Sectors of Activity

• Sealed sources
• Neutron sources
• Gamma sources
• Mössbauer sources
• Charcoal filters
• Gamma wire sources

Neutron sources

Sealed sources that emit neutrons by spontaneous fission are used in a range of activites, including geological prospecting, moisture gages for industrial/agronomic applications, activity analysis, nuclear research, commissioning of nuclear reactors, nucleonic instrumentation in the nuclear fuel cycle, oil industry research, nuclear logging tools for oil and mineral exploration, explosives and/or narcotics detection systems, and irradiation sources for research and for calibration of radiation detectors and health physics instrumentation.

• Americium 241 / Beryllium

A homogeneous mixture of americium 241 oxide and beryllium metal is enclosed in a double capsule made from stainless steel welded using the TIG process.

• Californium 252

LEA can supply other double-encapsulated neutron sources (californium 252 type) on request.

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For a custom source request, contact LEA.

Radionuclides

• Americium 241 (²⁴¹Am)
• Californium 252 (²⁵²Cf)