124 Te (p, 2n) 123 I Reaction
Using 20 – 18 MeV proton can decrease 124 I contamination
(124 –I < 1 %)
Target setting device
Target extraction
Target setting device (2)
Target disk
123I Target Preparation
200 mg of 124 Te O2 and 10 mg
AI 203 are mixed and put on Pt target disk
Put in
Oven and heat up 120 deg. 10 min, 450deg. 10 min , 750 deg.
15 min and slowly cool down.
123I Target Process
Simplified sketch of quartz distillation
apparatus for separation of radioisotopes from irradiated Te
O2 target . The tube area outside the oven is heated by hot
air (400°C)
