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Modeling and experimental production yield of 64Cu with natCu and natCu-NPs in Tehran Research Reactor

  • Karimi, Zahra (Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University) ;
  • Sadeghi, Mahdi (Medical Physics Department, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science) ;
  • Ezati, Arsalan (Nuclear Science & Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Reactor and Nuclear Safety Research School)
  • Received : 2018.07.15
  • Accepted : 2018.08.12
  • Published : 2019.02.25
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Abstract

$^{64}Cu$ is a favorable radionuclide in nuclear medicine applications because of its unique characteristics such as three types of decay (electron capture, ${\beta}^-$ and ${\beta}^+$) and 12.7 h half-life. Production of $^{64}Cu$ by irradiation $^{nat}Cu$ and $^{nat}CuNPs$ in Tehran Research Reactor was investigated. The characteristics of copper nanoparticles were investigated with SEM, TEM and XRD analysis. The cross section of $^{63}Cu(n,{\gamma})^{64}Cu$ reaction was done with TALYS-1.8 code. The activity value of $^{64}Cu$ was calculated with theoretical approach and MCNPX-2.6 code. The results were compared with related experimental results which showed good adaptations between them.

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