TARGET APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF RADIOISOTOPES

摘要

The present invention relates to a target apparatus for producing a radioisotope of interest from a target material irradiated by a beam of charged accelerated particles having an energy, said target apparatus comprising a cylindrical element creating an internal chamber for containing a target material and a body or jacket enclosing or surrounding said cylindrical element and forming a gap between said cylindrical element and said body, adapted for the circulation of a cooling fluid, said body having an opening for leaving a passage for said beam of accelerated particles to said cylindrical element, said opening being provided with a cooling window foil, characterized in that the wall thickness of the cylindrical element is higher than 50µm and that the internal diameter of said cylindrical element is equal or higher than the penetration range of said charged particles in said target material at the energy of said charged particles when penetrating said target material, said opening being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical element. The present invention also relates to a method for producing an isotope of interest.