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1Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Energy (LENA), University of Pavia, via Aselli 41, I-27100 Pavia, Italy; National Institute of Nuclear Physics, INFN, Pavia Unit, Via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Abstract:
The production of the most common used PET radioisotope Fluorine-18 with commercial cyclotrons is obtained from the 18O(p,n)18F nuclear reaction when 18O-enriched water is bombarded with a proton beam. We present the characterization of the secondary neutron field spectra produced by this reaction in different locations around the cyclotron, through a comparison between MCNP6 Monte Carlo simulation results and experimental data obtained with Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) of thin target foils of different materials.
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