BARC/PUB/2014/0822

 
 

Slow neutron reactions in inverse kinematics for isotope production: a primer

 
     
 
Author(s)

John, B.
(NPD)

Source

Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2014. Vol. 302 (2): pp. 967-973

ABSTRACT

Slow neutron inverse-kinematic reactions offer unique advantages since their kinematical conditions can be tuned to utilize very high resonance cross-sections and to separate transmuted-isotopes online. New advances in plasma sciences and thermal neutron facilities can usher practical applications of this type of reactions in some special cases. Production and implantation of isotopicallypure short-lived and spin-polarized radiotracers has been identified as a probable first application. The production rates for 110m,gAg radio-nuclides in 109Ag(n, γ) capture, that occur when a beam of 109Ag ions traverses a thermal neutron column, have been calculated and the results are presented. To develop the idea of inverse reactions in physical grounds, further analyses and advances on the non-trivial technological issues related to the generation and control of high density and high volume particle beams, isotope separation methods, and high flux thermal neutron channels of matching parameters are required and a brief discussion on these aspects are also included.

 
 
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