Difference between revisions of "Mo-99 Production"
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1.) you get about <math>10^{12} \frac{neutrons}{s 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 kW}</math> when a 30 MeV electron beam hits a converter like Tungsten producing photons which hit a 5 cm thick Moly target. | ||
| − | 2.) The <math>(\gamma, | + | 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) |
Revision as of 02:54, 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.
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)