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Published on: May 3, 2019
(3)He-particle-induced reactions on (nat)Sb for production of (124)I
K F Hassan1, S M Qaim, Z A Saleh
1Institut für Nuklearchemie, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany; Cyclotron Facility, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 13759, Egypt.
Abstract:
Excitation functions of the reactions (nat)Sb((3)He,xn)(124,123,121)I were measured from their respective thresholds up to 35 MeV, with particular emphasis on data for the production of the medically important radionuclide (124)I. The conventional stacked-foil technique was used. From the experimental data the theoretical yields of the three investigated radionuclides were calculated. The yield of (124)I over the energy range E9(30He) = 35 --> 13 MeV amounts to 0.95 MBq/microA h. The radionuclidic impurities are discussed. A comparison of (3)He- and alpha-particle-induced reactions on antimony for production of (124)I is given. The alpha-particle-induced reaction on enriched (121)Sb and the (3)He-particle-induced reaction on enriched (123)Sb would lead to comparable (124)I yields, but the level of impurities in the latter case would be somewhat higher.
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