Preliminary results on the production of short-lived radioisotopes with a Plasma Focus device

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 545-551

  Angeli, E ^a,b   Tartari, A ^a,b   Frignani, M ^c   Mostacci, D ^b,c   Rocchi, F ^c   Sumini, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b National Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endogenous Production; Plasma Focus; Short Lived Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

ENDOGENEOUS PRODUCTION; PALSMA FOCUS; SHORT-LIVED RADIOISOTOPES; VACUUM CHAMBER;

BREEDER REACTORS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLASMAS; PULSE GENERATORS; VACUUM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEUTERIUM; FLUORINE 17; NITROGEN 13; OXYGEN 15; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PULSE GENERATOR; RESEARCH; TECHNIQUE; VACUUM;

EID: 26444546840     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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