Experimental and Monte Carlo study relevant to the cyclotron production of 51Cr through 51V(p,n) reaction

Authors

T Kakavand, Imam Khomeini International University
M Aboudzadeh, Nuclear Medicine Research Group
M Eslami, University of Zanjan
Z Farahani, University of Zanjan
Hamed Moayyedi, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

105489

Publication Details

Kakavand, T., Aboudzadeh, M., Eslami, M., Farahani, Z. & Moayyedi, H. (2016). Experimental and Monte Carlo study relevant to the cyclotron production of 51Cr through 51V(p,n) reaction. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry: an International Journal dealing with all Aspects and Applications of Nuclear Chemistry, 309 (3), 1321-1326.

Abstract

⁵¹Cr is produced using 11 MeV protons through ⁵¹V(p,n)⁵¹Cr reaction. Target is prepared in form of V₂O₅ pellet enclosed by an aluminum shell containing a water cooling system, two jets on each side of the pellet. Chromium and vanadium are radiochemically separated followed by production yield measurement. The production yield is compared, on the one hand, with the theoretical calculations carried out by different nuclear models and, on the other hand, with a corresponding simulated yield performed by Monte Carlo method. The results show a good agreement with each other.