Target assembly and isotope production system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsTomas Eriksson, Martin Pärnaste, Jonas Norling
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Abstract
Target assembly for an isotope production system. The target assembly includes a target body having a production chamber and a beam cavity that is adjacent to the production chamber. The production chamber is configured to hold a target material. The beam cavity opens to an exterior of the target body and is configured to receive a particle beam that is incident on the production chamber. The target assembly also includes a target sheet positioned to separate the beam cavity and the production chamber. The target sheet has a side that is exposed to the production chamber such that the target sheet is in contact with the target material during isotope production. The target sheet includes graphene.
Claims20
A target assembly for an isotope production system, the target assembly comprising:
- a target body having a production chamber and a beam cavity that is adjacent to the production chamber, the production chamber configured to hold a target material, the beam cavity opening to an exterior of the target body and being configured to receive a particle beam that is incident on the production chamber;
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- a target sheet positioned to separate the beam cavity and the production chamber, the target sheet having a side that is exposed to the production chamber such that the target sheet is in contact with the target material during isotope production, wherein the target sheet comprises graphene.
An isotope production system comprising:
- a particle accelerator configured to generate a particle beam;
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- a target assembly including a target body having a production chamber and a beam cavity that is adjacent to the production chamber, the production chamber configured to hold a target liquid, the beam cavity opening to an exterior of the target body and being configured to receive a particle beam that is incident on the production chamber, the target assembly also including a target sheet positioned to separate the beam cavity and the production chamber, the target sheet having a side that is exposed to the production chamber such that the target material is in contact with the target sheet during isotope production, wherein the target sheet comprises graphene.
A method of generating radioisotopes, the method comprising:
- providing a target material into a production chamber of a target assembly, the target assembly having a production chamber and a beam cavity that is adjacent to the production chamber, the production chamber configured to hold a target liquid, the beam cavity configured to receive a particle beam that is incident on the production chamber, the target assembly also including a target sheet positioned to separate the beam cavity and the production chamber, the target sheet having a side that is exposed to the production chamber such that the target material is in contact with the target sheet during isotope production, wherein the target sheet comprises graphene;
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- directing the particle beam onto the target material, the particle beam passing through the target sheet to be incident on the target material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.