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Bidhan Ch Mandal1, Luna Barua2, Sujata Saha Das2
1Mechanical Engineering Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700 064, India.
Abstract:
The article presents the design and development of a neon gas target for the production of (22)Na using a proton beam from the room temperature cyclotron in Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata. The target design is made to handle a beam power of 85 W (17 MeV, 5 μA). The design is based on simulation using the computer code FLUKA for the beam dump and CFD-CFX for target cooling. The target has been successfully used for the production of (22)Na in a 6 day long 17 MeV, 5 μA proton irradiation run.
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