Table 2.
Irradiation of natSn targets
| Beam current (µA) |
Total charge (µAh) |
Target thickness (mg  cm2) |
Measured production yield (MBq/µAh) |
Calculated production yield for 97% enriched 117Sn target (MBq/µAh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 79.6 | 17.9 | 4.7 | 59.3 |
| 40 | 79.6 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 29.6 |
| 35 | 69.1 | 18.8 | 3.4 | 42.7 |
Production details including beam current, total charge, target thicknesses of natural tin targets, 117Sb production yields at end of bombardment after irradiation with a 10.8 MeV proton beam and production yields calculated for a corresponding target with 97% tin-117 enrichment