Panteleev V N, Barzakh A E, Batist L Kh, Fedorov D V, Ivanov V S, Moroz F V, Molkanov P L, Orlov S Yu, Volkov Yu M
NRC "Kurchatov Institute" PNPI, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2015 Dec;86(12):123510. doi: 10.1063/1.4937620.
The high current cyclotron C-80 capable of producing 40-80 MeV proton beams with a current of up to 200 μA has been constructed at Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute. One of the main goals of the C-80 is the production of a wide spectrum of medical radionuclides for diagnostics and therapy. The project development of the radioisotope complex RIC-80 (radioisotopes at the cyclotron C-80) at the beam of C-80 has been completed. The RIC-80 complex is briefly discussed in this paper. The combination of the mass-separator with the target-ion source device, available at one of the new target stations for on-line or semi on-line production of a high purity separated radioisotopes, is explored in greater detail. The results of target and ion source tests for a mass-separator method for the production of high purity radioisotopes (82)Sr and (223,224)Ra are also presented.
