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  1. Iron-55 - Wikipedia

    • Iron-55 ( Fe) is a radioactive isotope of iron with a nucleus containing 26 protons and 29 neutrons. It decays by electron capture to manganese-55 and this process has a half-life of 2.737 years. The emitted X-rays can be used as an X-ray source for various scientific analysis methods, such as X-ray diffraction. Iron-55 is also a source for Auger electrons, which ar… See more

    Decay

    Iron-55 decays via electron capture to manganese-55 with a half-life of 2.737 years. The electrons around the … See more

    Use

    The K-alpha X-rays emitted by the manganese-55 after the electron capture have been used as a laboratory source of X-rays in various X-ray scattering techniques. The advantages of the emitted X-rays are t… See more

    Occurrence

    Iron-55 is most effectively produced by irradiation of iron with neutrons. The reaction ( Fe(n,γ) Fe and Fe(n,2n) Fe) of the two most abundant isotopes iron-54 and iron-56 with neutrons yields iron-55. Most of the observ… See more

     
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  4. Isotope data for iron-55 in the Periodic Table

    Iron-55 is a radioactive isotope of iron with a half-life of 2.737 years. It decays by emitting a positron and an electron neutrino to form cobalt-55. See the decay chain diagram and other isotope data for iron.

  5. Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine/Radioactive Decay

    May 28, 2021 · This form of decay can also be recognised by the emission of gamma-rays from the new nucleus. An example of this type of radioactive decay occurs in iron-55 which decays into manganese-55 following the capture of an …

  6. The 55 Fe half-life measured with a pressurised proportional counter