Routine production of copper-64 using 11.7MeV protons

Jeffery, Charmaine; Smith, Suzanne; Asad, Ali; Chan, S.; Price, R.I.

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Routine production of copper-64 using 11.7MeV protons

Date

2012

Authors

Jeffery, Charmaine

Smith, Suzanne

Asad, Ali

Chan, S.

Price, R.I.

Publisher

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Abstract

Reliable production of copper-64 (64Cu) was achieved by irradiating enriched nickel-64 (64Ni, >94.8%) in an IBA 18/9 cyclotron. Nickel-64 (19.1 ± 3.0 mg) was electroplated onto an Au disc (125μm × 15mm). Targets were irradiated with 11.7 MeV protons fo