Optimization of Input Parameters for Enhanced Production of Technetium-99 using the EXIFON Code

Authors

  • Nura Ibrahim
    Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority North-West Zonal Office Katsina, Katsina State.
  • Emmanuel Joseph
    Department of Physics Federal University Dutsin-Ma
  • Olumide Oluwasanmi Ige
    Department of Physics, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Adoyi Joseph
    Department of Physics, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
  • Ahmad Abdulrazaq
    Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management, Katsina State ICT Directorate Complex, Katsina State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Excitation Function, 99mTc, EXIFON code, Technetium-99, ENDF

Abstract

Radioisotopes are critical in nuclear medicine for both imaging and therapeutic applications. In this work, the optimization of input parameters for enhanced production of technetium-99 using the EXIFON code have been studied. The reaction 100Mo(p, 2n)99mTc was examined within an incident proton energy range of 0 - 40 MeV. The calculated excitation function for the reaction channel reached a peak value of 1003.7 mbat about 21.00 MeV incident energy. Results obtained from the EXIFON code were compared with evaluated nuclear cross-sections data (ENDF) and experimentally measured cross-sections data (EXFOR) from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear database. Our findings show good agreement with the evaluated nuclear data and disagreement with the experimental data within the investigated energy range.

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2024-11-22

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Ibrahim, N., Joseph, E., Ige, O. O., Adoyi Joseph, E. ., & Abdulrazaq, A. (2024). Optimization of Input Parameters for Enhanced Production of Technetium-99 using the EXIFON Code. Journal of Science Research and Reviews, 1(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.70882/josrar.2024.v1i1.2

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Ibrahim, N., Joseph, E., Ige, O. O., Adoyi Joseph, E. ., & Abdulrazaq, A. (2024). Optimization of Input Parameters for Enhanced Production of Technetium-99 using the EXIFON Code. Journal of Science Research and Reviews, 1(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.70882/josrar.2024.v1i1.2