title: Development of a Ne gas target for (22)Na production by proton irradiation.
abstract: The article presents the design and development of a neon gas target for the production of (22)Na using a proton beam from the room temperature cyclotron in Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata. The target design is made to handle a beam power of 85 W (17 MeV, 5 μA). The design is based on simulation using the computer code FLUKA for the beam dump and CFD-CFX for target cooling. The target has been successfully used for the production of (22)Na in a 6 day long 17 MeV, 5 μA proton irradiation run.
authors.affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700 064, India.
authors.forename: Bidhan Ch
authors.initials: BCh
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Radiopharmaceuticals Laboratory, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700 064, India.
authors.forename: Luna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barua
authors.affiliation: Radiopharmaceuticals Laboratory, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700 064, India.
authors.forename: Sujata Saha
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata 700 064, India.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009356:Neon / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D011854:Radiochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation; D012979:Sodium Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D012979:Sodium Radioisotopes; D009356:Neon