~19The 1.17 and 1.33 MEV peaks are identical with those of
650° and the fraction was tentatively identified as containing

Co98, 151, .81 MEV;
several cobalt isotopes (Co?’, .12 MEV;

60°;

and an unknown with a

Y

peak of 1.0 MEV).

The

emis-

B

sion from the fraction had a maximum energy of .35 MEV and approx
PB

4mates the maximum

B

energies of Coo! » 58, 60 (co? .26 MEV

+

1008; Co>8 .48 MEV B * 15%; Co .3: MEV P ~ 100%). 60%, which

might be confused with C028 with regard to half life and its .84 7
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emission, was not present.
its higher energy

7Y

The 1.5 MEV

BP

+ (100%) of Co?

ana

peaks were not detected.

Further tests were run on the so-called cobalt fraction to
determine if the 7

peaks identified as Co?! , 6058 , and 9°?

could be separated by chemical or further resin column treatment.

The cobalt fraction was divided into two samples -- pH 3.3 c-h |
and pH 3.3 1-p -- so that both the leading edge and the trailing
edge of the peak could be examined independently.
Confirmatory chemical separations for cobalt were made on
the pH 3.3 c-h fraction by two different techniques in which
duplicate samples were used for each method.

5,330 c/n PB

A total count of

(counted in the methane gas-flow chamber) was pres-

ent in each sample,

(1)

Separation

of cobalt by the a@-nitroso- B-naphthol

precipitate technique (Hillebrand and Lundell, 1953).
original 5,330 c/m B
c/m B

From an

in the samples, totals of 1,390 and 1,510

were counted in the cobalt separations.

Gamma spectrum

curves made from the separations were essentially the same as

those of the original sample except the peaks were steeper and
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