nitrogen-13
E368990
Nitrogen-13 is a short-lived radioactive isotope of nitrogen that plays a key role as an intermediate nuclide in stellar nuclear fusion processes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| nitrogen-13 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beta-plus emitter
ⓘ
nitrogen isotope ⓘ radioactive isotope ⓘ radionuclide ⓘ |
| application |
PET myocardial perfusion imaging
ⓘ
metabolic imaging in nuclear medicine ⓘ positron emission tomography ⓘ |
| atomicNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | nitrogen isotopes ⓘ |
| betaPlusBranchingRatio | approximately 100 percent ⓘ |
| bindingEnergyPerNucleon | about 7.5 MeV ⓘ |
| chemicalFormInPET | 13N-ammonia ⓘ |
| decayConstant | about 1.16×10^-3 s^-1 ⓘ |
| decayEnergy | about 2.22 MeV ⓘ |
| decayMode | beta-plus decay ⓘ |
| decayProduct |
carbon-13
ⓘ
electron neutrino ⓘ positron ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | early 20th century ⓘ |
| element | nitrogen ⓘ |
| halfLife |
about 9.97 minutes
ⓘ
approximately 600 seconds ⓘ |
| massExcess | about 5.345 MeV ⓘ |
| massNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| N | 6 ⓘ |
| neutronNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| nuclearIsomericStates | none known ⓘ |
| nucleonNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| occurrence |
artificially produced in accelerators
ⓘ
produced in stars ⓘ |
| parity | - ⓘ |
| positronEndpointEnergy | about 1.20 MeV ⓘ |
| producedByReaction | 16O(p,α)13N ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
cyclotron production
ⓘ
proton irradiation of oxygen-16 ⓘ |
| QValueBetaPlus | about 2.22 MeV ⓘ |
| radiationType |
annihilation gamma rays (indirectly)
ⓘ
positron radiation ⓘ |
| radioactive | true ⓘ |
| roleInAstrophysics |
intermediate nuclide in stellar nuclear fusion
ⓘ
participant in CNO cycle ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration | short half-life limits radiation dose ⓘ |
| spin | 1/2 ⓘ |
| stability | unstable ⓘ |
| symbol | 13N ⓘ |
| usedAsTracer | yes ⓘ |
| Z | 7 ⓘ |
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