scholarly journals Study of the Extracted Beam Energy as a Function of Operational Parameters of a Medical Cyclotron

Instruments ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Philipp Häffner ◽  
Carolina Belver Aguilar ◽  
Saverio Braccini ◽  
Paola Scampoli ◽  
Pierre Alexandre Thonet
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Beam Energy ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Dipole Magnet ◽  
Variable Intensity ◽  
Precise Knowledge ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The medical cyclotron at the Bern University Hospital (Inselspital) is used for both routine 18 F production for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and multidisciplinary research. It provides proton beams of variable intensity at a nominal fixed energy of 18 MeV. Several scientific activities, such as the measurement of nuclear reaction cross-sections or the production of non-conventional radioisotopes for medical applications, require a precise knowledge of the energy of the beam extracted from the accelerator. For this purpose, a study of the beam energy was performed as a function of cyclotron operational parameters, such as the magnetic field in the dipole magnet or the position of the extraction foil. The beam energy was measured at the end of the 6 m long Beam Transfer Line (BTL) by deflecting the accelerated protons by means of a dipole electromagnet and by assessing the deflection angle with a beam profile detector.

scholarly journals Activation cross section of the (n,2n) reaction on Hf isotopes

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
A. Kalamara ◽  
M. Serris ◽  
A. Spiliotis ◽  
D. Sigalos ◽  
N. Patronis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Reaction Cross Section ◽  
Beam Energy ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Activation Technique ◽  
Incident Neutron ◽  
Activation Cross Section ◽  
Reference Reaction

Cross sections of the 174Hf(n,2n)173Hf and 176Hf(n,2n)175Hf reactions have been experimentally determined relative to the 27Al(n,α)24Na reference reaction at incident neutron energies of 15.3 and 17.1 MeV by means of the activation technique. The irradiations were carried out at the 5 MV tandem T11/25 Accelerator Laboratory of NCSR "Demokritos" with monoenergetic neutron beams provided via the 3H(d,n)4He reaction, using a new Ti-tritiated target of 373 GBq activity. In the determination of the 176Hf(n,2n)175Hf reaction cross section the contamination of the 174Hf(n,γ)175Hf and 177Hf(n,3n)175Hf reactions has been taken into account. Moreover, the neutron beam energy has been studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation codes and the neutron flux has been determined via the 27Al(n,α)24Na reference reaction.

The Analysis of Proton- and Deuteron-Induced-Reaction Cross Sections on Tin Isotopes at the Beam Energy of 3.65 GeV/nucleon

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (01) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
A. R. Balabekyan ◽  
N. A. Demekhina ◽  
V. M. Zhamkochyan ◽  
G. S. Karapetyan
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Beam Energy ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections ◽  
Induced Reaction

The analysis of proton- and deuteron-induced-reaction cross sections on tin isotopes at the beam energy of 3.65 GeV/nucleon

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Balabekyan ◽  
N. A. Demekhina ◽  
V. M. Zhamkochyan ◽  
G. S. Karapetyan
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Beam Energy ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections ◽  
Induced Reaction

Rate Constants, Reactive Flux

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Engholm Henriksen ◽  
Flemming Yssing Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Function ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Time Correlation ◽  
Time Correlation Function ◽  
Exact Expression ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Dividing Surface ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Reactive Flux

This chapter discusses a direct approach to the calculation of the rate constant k(T) that bypasses the detailed state-to-state reaction cross-sections. The method is based on the calculation of the reactive flux across a dividing surface on the potential energy surface. Versions based on classical as well as quantum mechanics are described. The classical version and its relation to Wigner’s variational theorem and recrossings of the dividing surface is discussed. Neglecting recrossings, an approximate result based on the calculation of the classical one-way flux from reactants to products is considered. Recrossings can subsequently be included via a transmission coefficient. An alternative exact expression is formulated based on a canonical average of the flux time-correlation function. It concludes with the quantum mechanical definition of the flux operator and the derivation of a relation between the rate constant and a flux correlation function.

Formation of α clusters in dilute neutron-rich matter

Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 371 (6526) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junki Tanaka ◽  
Zaihong Yang ◽  
Stefan Typel ◽  
Satoshi Adachi ◽  
Shiwei Bai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Skin Thickness ◽  
Neutron Skin ◽  
Heavy Nuclei ◽  
Α Decay ◽  
Neutron Skin Thickness ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections ◽  
Α Particles

The surface of neutron-rich heavy nuclei, with a neutron skin created by excess neutrons, provides an important terrestrial model system to study dilute neutron-rich matter. By using quasi-free α cluster–knockout reactions, we obtained direct experimental evidence for the formation of α clusters at the surface of neutron-rich tin isotopes. The observed monotonous decrease of the reaction cross sections with increasing mass number, in excellent agreement with the theoretical prediction, implies a tight interplay between α-cluster formation and the neutron skin. This result, in turn, calls for a revision of the correlation between the neutron-skin thickness and the density dependence of the symmetry energy, which is essential for understanding neutron stars. Our result also provides a natural explanation for the origin of α particles in α decay.

scholarly journals 7Be and 8B reaction dynamics at Coulomb barrier energies

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 02015
Author(s):  
E. Strano ◽  
M. Mazzocco ◽  
A. Boiano ◽  
C. Boiano ◽  
M. La Commara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Coulomb Barrier ◽  
Reaction Cross Section ◽  
Optical Model ◽  
Reaction Dynamics ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Total Reaction Cross Section ◽  
Weakly Bound ◽  
Total Reaction ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections

We investigated the reaction dynamics induced by the 7Be,8B+208Pb collisions at energies around the Coulomb barrier. Charged particles originated by both the col- lisions were detected by means of 6 ΔE-Eres telescopes of a newly developed detector array. Experimental data were analysed within the framework of the Optical Model and the total reaction cross-sections were compared together and with the 6,7Li+208Pb colli-sion data. According to the preliminary results, 7Be nucleus reactivity is rather similar to the 7Li one whereas the 8B+208Pb total reaction cross section appears to be much larger than those measured for reactions induced by the other weakly-bound projectiles on the same target.

7,9,10Be elastic scattering and total reaction cross sections on a12C target

2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Zamora ◽  
V. Guimarães ◽  
A. Barioni ◽  
A. Lépine-Szily ◽  
R. Lichtenthäler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Scattering ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Total Reaction ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections

Calculation of proton total reaction cross sections for some target nuclei in incident energy range of 10–600 MeV

2010 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 1700-1706 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Büyükuslu ◽  
A. Kaplan ◽  
A. Aydin ◽  
E. Tel ◽  
G. Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Energy Range ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Incident Energy ◽  
Reaction Cross ◽  
Total Reaction ◽  
Reaction Cross Sections
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