Open AccessInvestigation of the production of cobalt-60 via particle accelerator
Author(s) -
Ozan Artun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nuclear technology and radiation protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1452-8185
pISSN - 1451-3994
DOI - 10.2298/ntrp1704327a
Subject(s) - cobalt , yield (engineering) , range (aeronautics) , particle (ecology) , particle beam , materials science , cobalt 60 , particle accelerator , charged particle beam , process (computing) , production (economics) , charged particle , nuclear engineering , beam (structure) , nuclear physics , irradiation , physics , computer science , optics , metallurgy , composite material , ion , engineering , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology , operating system , economics , macroeconomics
The production process of cobalt-60 was simulated by a particle accelerator in the energy range of 5 to 100 MeV, particle beam current of 1 mA, and irradiation time of 1 hour to perform yield, activity of reaction, and integral yield for charged particle-induced reactions. Based on nuclear reaction processes, the obtained results in the production process of cobalt-60 were also discussed in detail to determine appropriate target material, optimum energy ranges, and suitable reactions.