Difference between revisions of "Mo-99 Production"
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The above report suggests that | The above report suggests that | ||
| − | 1.) you get about <math>10^{12} \frac{neutrons}{s \cdot kW}</math> when a 30 MeV electron beam hits a converter like Tungsten producing photons which hit a 5 cm thick Moly target. | + | 1.) you get about <math>10^{12} \frac{neutrons}{s \cdot kW}</math> when a 30 MeV electron beam hits a converter like Tungsten producing photons which hit a 5 cm thick Moly target. A 100 kW electron beam could make about 800 Ci/s of Mo-99. |
2.) The <math>^{100}Mo(\gamma, f)</math> X-sect peaks at 160 mbarns when the photon energy is 15 MeV:(photofission of Mo-100 and U-238 have similar X-sections) | 2.) The <math>^{100}Mo(\gamma, f)</math> X-sect peaks at 160 mbarns when the photon energy is 15 MeV:(photofission of Mo-100 and U-238 have similar X-sections) | ||
3.) <math>^{100}Mo(\gamma, n)</math> X-sect is about 96 mbarns when phtoton energy is 15 MeV | 3.) <math>^{100}Mo(\gamma, n)</math> X-sect is about 96 mbarns when phtoton energy is 15 MeV | ||
Revision as of 03:01, 11 January 2009
The above report suggests that
1.) you get about when a 30 MeV electron beam hits a converter like Tungsten producing photons which hit a 5 cm thick Moly target. A 100 kW electron beam could make about 800 Ci/s of Mo-99.
2.) The X-sect peaks at 160 mbarns when the photon energy is 15 MeV:(photofission of Mo-100 and U-238 have similar X-sections)
3.) X-sect is about 96 mbarns when phtoton energy is 15 MeV