Table 3.
Gas output (molecules per batch) after separation stage for an N2 target: 11C molecular compounds (in bold) and the corresponding impurities.
| 7 MeV | CYCLONE® | VARIAN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linac | KIUBE | ProBeam™ | |
| Properties of the isotope separation | |||
| Separation technique | CGS | ||
| Separation efficiency [%] | 40 | ||
| Molecular sideband | CO2 | ||
| Output of separation stage (molecules) | |||
| 10CO2 | - | - | 2 x 104 |
| 11 CO 2 | 5 x 10 11 | 2 x 10 14 | 2 x 10 11 |
| 12CO2 | 3 x 1010 | 5 x 1013 | 2 x 1012 |
| 13CO2 | - | 1 x 1014 | 1 x 1012 |
| 14CO2 | - | 3 x 1010 | 7 x 109 |
| N2, O2, NO2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |