title: Computational investigation of ⁹⁹Mo production yield via proton irradiation of natU and ²³²Th targets.
abstract: Accelerators have some advantages such as safety and cheaper operating and decommissioning costs for (99)Mo production. Yield theoretical calculation using computational codes can powerfully estimate usefulness of a proposed nuclear reaction for a routine manufacturing. In this work, Monte Carlo-based code was used to compute (99)Mo yield in (232)Th and (nat)U proton-irradiated targets, as well as maximum applicable beam current. Results showed that the code well agrees with published experimental data. The targets can bear maximum beam current of 30 µA. Targets from (232)Th provides higher (99)Mo yield.
authors.affiliation: Reactor Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, PO. Box: 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Mohammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mirvakili
authors.affiliation: Reactor Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, PO. Box: 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alizadeh
authors.affiliation: Reactor Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, PO. Box: 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Atyeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joze Vaziri
authors.affiliation: Reactor Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, PO. Box: 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Cadmium_109@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gholamzadeh
authors.affiliation: Reactor Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, PO. Box: 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davari
keywords: (99)Mo production; Accelerator-based; Computational yield; Fissionable target; Heat deposition