The recoil implantation technique developed at the U-120 cyclotron in Bucharest
- Center for Irradiation of Materials, Alabama A and M Univ., PO Box 1447, Normal, Alabama 35762 (United States)
- Department of Applied Physics, IFIN-HH, PO Box MG 6, 76900 Bucharest (Romania)
At the U-120 cyclotron in Bucharest was developed 15 years ago the thin layer activation (TLA) technique for radioactive labeling of metallic components on depths ranging between 100 {mu}m and 300 {mu}m, for wear/corrosion studies. Aiming to extend these kinds of studies on non-metallic components and at sub-micrometric level we were led to the development of the recoil implantation technique for ultra thin layer activation (UTLA) applications. Due to the low energy of the recoils obtained in a sacrificial target from a nuclear reaction, the surface layer of material to be labeled must be as thick as a few hundred nanometers. Also, since the radiotracer is externally created, there are no restrictions for the kind of material to be labeled, except to be a solid. In this paper we present some results of our studies concerning the actual status of this application at our accelerator.
- OSTI ID:
- 21208010
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 475, Issue 1; Conference: 15. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 4-7 Nov 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.59192; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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