Preparation of Isotopically enriched \(^{112,116,120,124}\)Sn targets at VECC

Resistive heating and mechanical rolling methods have been employed to prepare isotopically enriched thin target foils of 116Sn (~380 \mu g/cm2), 124Sn(~400 \mu g/cm2) and thicker foils of 112Sn (1.7 mg/cm2),120Sn (1.6 mg/cm2),respectively. Preparation of enriched targets with small amount of materi...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2021-10
Main Authors: Pandey, Ratnesh, Kundu, S, Banerjee, K, Bhattacharya, C, Rana, T K, Mukherjee, G, Manna, S, Sahoo, J K, Pai, H, Ghosh, T K, Pratap, Roy, Sen, A, Saha, R S M, Meena, J K, Saha, A, Pandit, D, Datta, A
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Language:English
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Cyclotrons
Enrichment
Nuclear physics
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Summary:Resistive heating and mechanical rolling methods have been employed to prepare isotopically enriched thin target foils of 116Sn (~380 \mu g/cm2), 124Sn(~400 \mu g/cm2) and thicker foils of 112Sn (1.7 mg/cm2),120Sn (1.6 mg/cm2),respectively. Preparation of enriched targets with small amount of material, selection of releasing agent for thin targets and separation of deposited material insolvent were among the several challenges while fabrication of the thin targets. Uniformity of the targets has been measured using 241Am {\alpha}-source. NaCl has been used as releasing agent in preparation of the thin targets. These targets have been successfully used in nuclear physics experiments at VECC.
ISSN:2331-8422