WEX04
RAS/INR, Moscow, Russia
* A.V. Dementyev, N.M. Sobolevsky, Radiation Measurements, 1999; v.30, p.553.
RAS/INR, Moscow, Russia
RAS/INR, Moscow, Russia
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Radionuclide Production by High Intensity Proton Irradiation at the INR Linear Accelerator | |
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The INR linear accelerator provides a high intensity beam of intermediate-energy protons for both applied and fundamental research. The beam at 160 MeV can be extracted from the main line and delivered to an isotope production facility. Specially designed targets are irradiated at the facility to produce Curie amounts of various radionuclides for medicine and industry, namely, 82Sr, 103Pd, 117mSn, 225Ac, 223Ra, 109Cd, 22Na. Production rate of radionuclide is usually limited by the ability of target to sustain the high intensity beam. Targetry development comprises: - Choice of target material with appropriate nuclear (cross-section of a desired radionuclide) and thermal physics (thermal conductivity, heat capacity) properties, as well as material for target encapsulation; - Analysis of interaction of proton beam with target material. Parameters of beam, cooling water, and other factors are being investigated to result in tentative geometric parameters of target. Spatial-energetic degradation of beam is evaluated by a Monte Carlo code STRAGL*; - Simulation of temperature generated in the target due to heat release of protons. Computations are performed by means of the software complex ANSYS; - Fabrication and irradiation of experimental targets; control of target integrity during irradiation and after it via monitoring the electroconductivity and radioactive impurities of cooling water, visual inspection of target, etc., optimization of target design for routine production.
* A.V. Dementyev, N.M. Sobolevsky, Radiation Measurements, 1999; v.30, p.553. |
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Slides WEX04 [4.515 MB] | |
| THPSC44 | Development of Remote Control System for H-minus Ions Source of INR LINAC | 423 |
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| A system of remote control of surface plasma source of negative ions for INR RAS LINAC was designed, constructed and put into operation. The INR LINAC negative ions injector is based on the accelerating tube at energy of 400 keV and surface plasma source of negative ions. Galvanic isolation and spatial separation of elements that are at potential 400 kV in the power rack of the ion source and the host computer are carried out by means of fiber-optic USB-interface extender from firms Icron. A set of multifunctional units from National Instruments allows to monitor the oscilloscope signals with up to 50 Ms/s and to control the ions source power settings. The data acquisition devices programming performed in a LabView graphical environment. Algorithm and LabVew code for fast and safe "conditioning" of the ion source discharge gap and extractor gap from arcing and breakdowns were developed. | ||
| THPSC45 | Use of Fast Magnetic Beam Raster System for INR Isotope Production Facility | 426 |
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| Fast magnetic beam raster system for INR isotope production facility is developed and implemented. The system enables to increase the isotope production efficiency by providing a possibility of using a higher intensity proton beam on the target of the isotope production facility. First experimental results of system application for irradiation of the targets are presented. | ||