Method for the preparation of radon-211. [Patent application]
Abstract
A method is claimed for the production of /sup 211/Rn which can be easily isolated from the target and obtained in high yields. It is claimed that the radioisotope /sup 211/Rn can be prepared by the bombardment of /sup 209/Bi with /sup 7/Li particles using the nuclear reaction /sup 209/Bi(/sup 7/Li,5n)/sup 211/Rn. The /sup 211/Rn can be isolated from the target quite easily by degassing at elevated temperatures and the radiochemical purity of the product is better than 98%. It can thus be used as a generator system for /sup 211/At which is of potential interest in biomedical applications. The excitation function for this reaction is about from 40 to 60 MeV and the cross section for /sup 211/Rn production reaches 650 mb at 53 MeV producing a saturation yield of 5.5 ..mu..Ci/nA.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6359867
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; RADON 211; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; BISMUTH 209 TARGET; EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; LITHIUM 7 REACTIONS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUNCTIONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; TARGETS; 400703* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Radioisotope Production
Citation Formats
Meyer, G J, and Lambrecht, R M. Method for the preparation of radon-211. [Patent application]. United States: N. p., 1980.
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@article{osti_6359867,
title = {Method for the preparation of radon-211. [Patent application]},
author = {Meyer, G J and Lambrecht, R M},
abstractNote = {A method is claimed for the production of /sup 211/Rn which can be easily isolated from the target and obtained in high yields. It is claimed that the radioisotope /sup 211/Rn can be prepared by the bombardment of /sup 209/Bi with /sup 7/Li particles using the nuclear reaction /sup 209/Bi(/sup 7/Li,5n)/sup 211/Rn. The /sup 211/Rn can be isolated from the target quite easily by degassing at elevated temperatures and the radiochemical purity of the product is better than 98%. It can thus be used as a generator system for /sup 211/At which is of potential interest in biomedical applications. The excitation function for this reaction is about from 40 to 60 MeV and the cross section for /sup 211/Rn production reaches 650 mb at 53 MeV producing a saturation yield of 5.5 ..mu..Ci/nA.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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