Alpha-particles induced reactions on nat Zr as a pathway of medical 90 Nb production.

Authors :: Aliev RA
Artiushova EV
Moiseeva AN
Kormazeva ES
Novikov VI
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2024 Dec; Vol. 214, pp. 111544. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 09.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Reactions on <superscript>nat</superscript> Zr induced by alpha-particles with energies up to 60 MeV were studied by stacked foils method. Production cross-sections for zirconium ( <superscript>88,89,95</superscript> Zr), niobium ( <superscript>90,92m,95m,95,96</superscript> Nb) and molybdenum ( <superscript>90,93m,99</superscript> Mo) radionuclides were determined and thick target yields were calculated. The possibility of obtaining <superscript>90</superscript> Nb through the intermediate formation of <superscript>90</superscript> Mo is discussed. It is possible to obtain 19.6 MBq/(μA·h) <superscript>90</superscript> Mo upon saturation, that leads to 4 MBq/(μA·h) <superscript>90</superscript> Nb after decay.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 214
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 39406049
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111544

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