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Gulley, Mark S.; Bach, Hong; Nortier, Francis M.; Pillai, Chandra; Bitteker, Leo J.; John, Kevin D.; Valdez, Frank O.; Seifter, Achim
Los Alamos National Laboratory (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
Los Alamos National Laboratory (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
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[en] IPF has recently investigated isotope production with proton beams at energies other than the 100-MeV currently available to the IPF beam line. To maximize the yield of a particular isotope, it is necessary to measure the production rate and cross section versus proton beam energy. Studies were conducted at 800 MeV and 197 MeV to determine the cross section of Tb-159. Also, the ability to irradiate targets at different proton beam energies opens up the possibility of producing other radioisotopes. A proof-of-principle test was conducted to develop a 40-MeV tune in the 100-MeV beam line. Another parameter explored was the beam current, which was raised from the normal limit of 250 μA up to 356 μA via both power and repetition rate increase. This proof-of-principle test demonstrated the capability of the IPF beam line for high current operation with potential for higher isotope yields. For the full production mode, system upgrades will need to be in place to operate at high current and high duty factor. These activities are expected to provide the data needed for the development of a new and unique isotope production capability complementing the existing 100-MeV IPF facility.
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1 Jan 2010; 4 p; 25. Linear Accelerator Conference; Tsukuba (Japan); 12-17 Sep 2010; LA-UR--10-6027; AC52-06NA25396; Available from http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-10-06027; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1033233/
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