Converter optimization for photonuclear production of Mo-99

A. Tsechanski; D. Fedorchenko; V. Starovoitova; A. Galperin

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2019.09.038

Converter optimization for photonuclear production of Mo-99

A. Tsechanski, D. Fedorchenko, V. Starovoitova, A. Galperin

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We used Monte Carlo simulations to study optimal configuration of bremsstrahlung converter for photonuclear production of ⁹⁹Mo. To account for details of bremsstrahlung photons production and energy dependency of photonuclear reaction cross section we introduced a new metric – the effective bremsstrahlung efficiency criterion. Monte Carlo simulations using PHITS transport code showed that converter optimization using this criterion allows to achieve 2–2.8% increase in ⁹⁹Mo production in a thick radioisotope producing target.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-123
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	461
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2019.09.038
State	Published - 15 Dec 2019

Keywords

Electron accelerator
Medical isotopes
Mo-99 production
Monte Carlo simulation
PHITS
Photonuclear reaction

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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