EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2017)

Thorium-232 fission induced by light charged particles up to 70 MeV

  • Métivier Vincent,
  • Duchemin Charlotte,
  • Guertin Arnaud,
  • Michel Nathalie,
  • Haddad Férid

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714604058
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 146
p. 04058

Abstract

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Studies have been devoted to the production of alpha emitters for medical application in collaboration with the GIP ARRONAX that possesses a high energy and high intensity multi-particle cyclotron. The productions of Ra-223, Ac-225 and U-230 have been investigated from the Th-232(p,x) and Th-232(d,x) reactions using the stacked-foils method and gamma spectrometry measurements. These reactions have led to the production of several fission products, including some with a medical interest like Mo-99, Cd-115g and I-131. This article presents cross section data of fission products obtained from these undedicated experiments. These data have been also compared with the TALYS code results.