Experimental studies of the medical isotopes production using spallation neutrons generated in massive uranium target

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Experimental studies of the medical isotopes production using spallation neutrons generated in massive uranium target

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The possibility of medical radionuclides^64,67Cu production in spallation-neutron spectrum in ^natZn(n, x) reactions has been studied. Experiments were performed on a massive uranium target (mass of natural uranium 512 kg) at the accelerators "Nuclotron" and "Phasotron" JINR, Dubna. Spallation neutron spectrum averaged cross sections for the^natZn(n, x)⁶⁷Cu and^natZn(n, x)⁶⁴Cu reactions were estimated: 6.7(10) mb and 0.35(5) mb, respectively. The MCNPX simulation of^67,64Cu production and definition of the theoretical limit of the specific activity of^67,64Cu by irradiation of natural zinc and zinc enriched by the 68 isotope were performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-178
Number of pages	6
Journal	Problems of Atomic Science and Technology
Volume	100
Issue number	6
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Experimental studies of the medical isotopes production using spallation neutrons generated in massive uranium target

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