Production of 16N for instrument calibration

R. J. Nickles; T. E. Barnhart; M. A. Avila-Rodrigues; A. K. Converse; R. Sundaresan; J. A. Nye; D. W. Dick; A. D. Roberts

doi:10.1524/ract.92.4.229.35583

Production of 16N for instrument calibration

R. J. Nickles, T. E. Barnhart, M. A. Avila-Rodrigues, A. K. Converse, R. Sundaresan, J. A. Nye, D. W. Dick, A. D. Roberts

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Abstract

A convenient source of 7-second [ 16N]-N 2 is described, employing the deuteron irradiation of a flow-through nitrogen target, suitable for the calibration of gamma detectors to 7 MeV and beta spectrometers to 10 MeV. Its possible presence as a contaminant in 150O-gases bears watching.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-232
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiochimica Acta
Volume	92
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.92.4.229.35583
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

High-energy gamma rays
Nitrogen-16
Production

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