Radioisotopes production at the cyclotron in Almaty
Loading...
Date
2000-10
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Turkish Atomic Energy Authority
Abstract
Kazakhstan variable energy isochronous cyclotron (K = 50 MeV) is a universal facility used
both for basic nuclear physics research and applied research in different adjoining fields
including material science, elemental analysis, ecology etc. The details of the cyclotron were
previously published so only the basic parameters are mentioned [1]. It is 150 cm compact-pole
3 sector, positive ion machine designed to operate in first and third harmonic mode. In first
harmonic protons can be accelerated in the range from 6 MeV to 30 MeV, deuterons - from
12,5 MeV to 25 MeV, alpha particles - from 25 MeV to 50 MeV, helium-3 ions - from 18 MeV
to 62 MeV. Central magnetic field is changed from 0,6 T to 1,6 T. The accelerating RF system
consists of two 180° dees, and operates at voltage up to 80 kV in the frequency range 8,5 - 18,5
MHz. Beam of accelerated ions is extracted with electrostatic deflector with non-uniform
electric field. Now one of the main applications of the cyclotron is radioisotope production to
meet the needs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the time being the main users of radioisotope
products are Institutions of Healthcare Ministry and also enterprises of oil-chemistry,
metallurgy, mining, scientific institutes etc. The isochronous cyclotron allows to produce high
yield of radioisotopes in the reactions of (p,n), (p,2n), (p,3n) type using both external and
internal target irradiation. Protons energy of up to 30 MeV allows to produce up to 80% of all
radioisotopes, produced at cyclotrons. In this submission a survey on radionuclides production
including Tl-201, Co-57, Cd-109, Ga-67, Pu-237, Y-88 is presented.
Description
I. Avrasya Nükleer Bilimler ve Uygulamaları Konferansı : 23-27 Ekim 2000. İzmir, Türkiye.
Keywords
Radioisotopes production, Radyoizotop üretimi, Cyclotron, Siklotron, Almaty, Almatı
Citation
Arzumanov, A. ... [ve arkadaşları]., (2000). Radioisotopes production at the cyclotron in Almaty. I. Eurasia Conference on Nuclear Science and Its Application, Presentations, Vol 2, (s. 683-689). 23-27 October 2000. İzmir, Turkey.