Production of short lived radioactive beams of radium

P. D. Shidling*, G. S. Giri, D. J. van der Hoek, K.P. Jungmann, W. Kruithof, C. J. G. Onderwater, M. Sohani, O. O. Versolato, L. Willmann, H. W. Wilschut

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Abstract

Short lived (212,213,214)Ra isotopes have been produced at the TRI mu P facility in inverse kinematics via the fusion-evaporation reaction (206)Pb + (12)C at 8 MeV/u. Isotopes are separated from other reaction products online using the TRI mu P magnetic separator. The energetic radium (Ra) isotopes at the exit of the separator were converted into low-energy ions with a thermal ionizer. Ra isotopes have been identified by observing their a decay and half-lifes. An improved half-life of (213)Ra has been measured to be 162.0 +/- 1.7 s. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-309
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume606
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Production mechanism
  • Radioactive beam
  • Magnetic separator
  • TRI-MU-P
  • FACILITY
  • ATOMS

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