Target apparatus for production of radioisotopes

摘要

A target apparatus for producing a radioisotope of interest from a target material irradiated by a beam of charged accelerated particles having an energy, the said target comprising a chamber (101) for containing a target material; a body (102) enclosing said chamber and forming a gap (107) between said chamber 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 chamber (101), said opening being provided with a cooling window foil (106) retaining cooling fluid running inside said gap. Said chamber is a cylinder, with a thickness higher than 50µm, and internal diameter 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 and the said opening is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. The invention also relates to a method for producing an isotope of interest.