Production of 177Lu by neutron activation of 176Lu
Production of the radiopharmaceutical nuclide 177Lu, by direct thermal neutron activation of 176Lu, poses a discrepancy between experimentally measured and theoretically predicted activities. It was found that in the irradiation at the pneumatic transfer tube ('Rabbit') of the IRR-1 reacto...
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| Published in | Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 262; no. 3; pp. 563 - 567 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
01.12.2004
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| Summary: | Production of the radiopharmaceutical nuclide 177Lu, by direct thermal neutron activation of 176Lu, poses a discrepancy between experimentally measured and theoretically predicted activities. It was found that in the irradiation at the pneumatic transfer tube ('Rabbit') of the IRR-1 reactor, the exper./theor. ratio was 1.858-0.051. This ratio was determined also by comparing the activities of 177Lu and 176mLu. The significant deviation of 176Lu from the 1/v behavior explained this disagreement. The ratio exper./theor. is the Westcott g(Tn)-factor and was used to yield the neutron temperature In = 311-8 K. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0236-5731 1588-2780 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10967-004-0476-9 |