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Effects Of Admixture Gas On The Production Of 18f Radioisotope In Plasma Focus Devices, Ahmad Talaei, S.M. Kaia, A. Zeem

Ahmad Talaei

In this article, the effect of admixture gas on the heating and cooling of pinched plasma directly related to the enhancement or reduction of ¹⁸F production through the ¹⁶O(³He, p)¹⁸F is considered in the plasma focus devices. It is shown that by controlling the velocity of added Oxygen particles mixed with the working helium gas into the plasma focus chamber, one can increase the current and decrease the confinement time (plasma heating) or vice verse (plasma cooling). The highest level of nuclear activities of ¹⁸F was found around 16% of the Oxygen admixture …