Decaying Indium 111
*Indium 111 decays to stable Cd-111 by isobaric decay.* (1)
In-111 decays through three separate stages:
Stage 1: It transitions from Indium-111 and emits 416 keV turning into Cd-111 in its excited state. This happens by electron capture wherein X-rays are emitted 71.7% of the time, and the other 28.3% is accounted for by internal conversion electrons and Auger electrons, which cannot be detected by the photon probe. (1)
Stage 2: It then transitions from 416 keV to 245 keV, and 90.6% of the time 171 keV gamma rays are emitted. In the other 9.4%, X-rays usually follow, but in some cases instead of X-rays, internal conversion electrons and Auger electrons are emitted. (1)
Stage 3: It then transitions from 245 keV to the ground state in which 94.1% of the time 245 keV gamma rays are emitted. The other 5.9% is usually followed by X-rays, but in some cases instead of X-rays, internal conversion electrons and Auger electrons, which cannot be detected by the photon probe, are emitted. (1)
In each decay, 171 keV gamma rays are emitted 90.6% of the time, and 245 keV gamma rays are emitted 94.1% of the time. Since both instances have a high probability rating, the In-111 will never decay directly to the ground state. (1)
Indium-111: decays by electron capture-gamma
does not emit a beta particle; instead captures one of the orbital electrons
Most abundant Gamma: Gamma 2 (93.95%)