Fabrication of 203,205Tl targets on carbon backing

A target of suitable thickness and purity is very important to carry out any nuclear reaction experiment with proper energy and angular resolution. Special properties of the target material, like hardness, high melting point, oxidation or toxicity etc. make the target fabrication, difficult. Targets of soft and malleable materials can be prepared by rolling. For hard materials and for low thickness, other techniques like vacuum evaporation, ion beam sputtering or electro-deposition etc. are used. The study plans to investigate heavy ion-induced reactions with 203Tl and 205Tl. For this purpose the study attempted to prepare thin isotopic targets of thallium (Tl)