FLUKA simulation yields in a comparison with theoretical and experimental yields relevant to 89Zr produced in the 89Y(p,n) reaction

Shaban Abd-Allah Kandil; Ulrich W. Scherer

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FLUKA simulation yields in a comparison with theoretical and experimental yields relevant to ⁸⁹Zr produced in the ⁸⁹Y(p,n) reaction

Shaban Abd-Allah Kandil and Ulrich W. Scherer

Published/Copyright: May 17, 2019

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From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 107 Issue 12

Abstract

The high importance of zirconium-89 (T_1/2 = 78.41 h) is related to its applications in medical imaging. It can be produced at low-energy cyclotrons by the reaction ⁸⁹Y(p,n)⁸⁹Zr. There exist several publications on its production at low and intermediate energies but there is discrepancy with simulated data. In this study we considered the experimental parameters for four different types of yttrium foil targets reported in literature. The experimental parameters considered were the target geometry, beam profile, and angle of the target relative to the beam during irradiation. The Monte-Carlo code FLUKA was used to calculate production yields. The resulting values obtained by FLUKA from pencil beam or spread energy beam were compared to the theoretical yields obtained from the excitation function and the experimental ones. The FLUKA prediction for ⁸⁹Z-yield reached ≈50 MBq/μA · h which agrees to a high extent with experimental and theoretical yields reported for the different targets.

Keywords: Radionuclide production; yields; Zr-89; simulation; FLUKA

Corresponding author: Prof. Ulrich W. Scherer, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Hochschule Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

Acknowledgements

One of the authors (S.A.K.) is grateful to the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for a research grant through the Central Department of Missions.

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Received: 2018-11-14

Accepted: 2019-04-11

Published Online: 2019-05-17

Published in Print: 2019-11-26

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Radionuclide production; yields; Zr-89; simulation; FLUKA