Measurements of excitation functions of α-particle induced reactions on natNi: possibility of production of the medical isotopes 61Cu and 67Cu
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Md. Shuza Uddin
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Kwangsoo Kim
Abstract
Excitation functions of the natNi(α,x)60,61Cu and 64Ni(α,p)67Cu reactions were measured using the stacked-foil activation technique. The experimental data achieved were compared with literature data as well as with nuclear model calculations performed using the code TALYS-1.8. Integral yields from the respective thresholds to 44 MeV were deduced from the measured excitation curves. The >99% pure 61Cu can be produced using the energy window of Eα=20→7 MeV, the yield amounting to 116 MBq/μAh. After a 2 h cooling time, the short-lived 60Cu (T1/2=23 min) impurity will be reduced to <0.1%. Due to low isotopic abundance of 64Ni, the enriched 64Ni target would be needed for the production of 67Cu via the (α,p) reaction. The cost would, however, be very high. In a few cases, particularly above 24 MeV, we have given new data points. In general, our measurements have strengthened the database.
Acknowledgments
The authors grateful to the staff of the MC50 Cyclotron Laboratory in the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), for the excellent operation and their support during the experiment. This research was partly supported by the Dong-nam Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (DIRAMS) (50496-2017) and by the Institutional Activity Program of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 2017. Md. Shuza Uddin thanks the authority of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission for granting him leave to stay abroad for this experimental work. We would like to acknowledge Prof. Dr. Syed M. Qaim from Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, for his critical comments on this paper.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Measurements of excitation functions of α-particle induced reactions on natNi: possibility of production of the medical isotopes 61Cu and 67Cu
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- Effect of pKa on the extraction behavior of Am(III) in organo phosphorus acid and diglycolamide solvent system
- Plutonium leaching from polycrystalline and monocrystalline PuO2
- Adsorption of volatile polonium species on metals in various gas atmospheres: Part III – Adsorption of volatile polonium on stainless steel 316L
- Separation of radioisotopes of terbium from a europium target irradiated by 27 MeV α-particles
- Determination of selenium in roasted beans coffee samples consumed in Algeria by radiochemical neutron activation analysis method
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Measurements of excitation functions of α-particle induced reactions on natNi: possibility of production of the medical isotopes 61Cu and 67Cu
- Impact of uranium carbide organics treated by prolonged boiling and electrochemical oxidation upon uranium and plutonium solvent extraction
- Effect of pKa on the extraction behavior of Am(III) in organo phosphorus acid and diglycolamide solvent system
- Plutonium leaching from polycrystalline and monocrystalline PuO2
- Adsorption of volatile polonium species on metals in various gas atmospheres: Part III – Adsorption of volatile polonium on stainless steel 316L
- Separation of radioisotopes of terbium from a europium target irradiated by 27 MeV α-particles
- Determination of selenium in roasted beans coffee samples consumed in Algeria by radiochemical neutron activation analysis method
- Effect of seawater intrusion on radioactive strontium (90Sr) sorption and transport at nuclear power plants
- Study of the radioactivity in environmental soil samples from Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey
