Published October 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Production possibility of 186Re via the 192Os(p,α3n)186Re nuclear reaction

  • 1. Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), Debrecen (Hungary). Cyclotron Department, Institute of Nuclear Research
  • 2. iThemba LABS, Somerset West (South Africa). Radionuclide Production Group
  • 3. Technology University, Bellville, (South Africa). Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula

Description

Experimentally measured cross-sections are presented for the first time for the 192Os(p,α3n)186Re nuclear reaction up to 67 MeV. Highly enriched thin 192Os targets (15 pcs), prepared by electro-deposition onto Cu backings, were irradiated with an external proton beam delivered by the SSC cyclotron of iThemba LABS. The excitation function curve of the 192Os(p,α3n)186Re reaction shows a maximum cross-section of ∼82 mb at about 24 MeV. According to the yield calculations based on the present results, the available cumulative no-carrier-added 186Re yield is 7.76 MBq/μAh (0.21 mCi/μAh) over the energy region 13.4 → 27.3 MeV. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
282
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 261-263
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

Conference

Title
Methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry (MARC VIII). Part 1
Dates
5-10 Apr 2009
Place
Hawaii (United States)

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