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Coherent photonuclear reactions for isotope transmutation

Nuclear Experiment 2015-05-27 v1

Abstract

Coherent photonuclear isotope transmutation (CPIT) produces exclusively radioactive isotopes (RIs) by coherent photonuclear reactions via E1 giant resonances. Photons to be used are medium energy photons produced by laser photons backscattered off GeV electrons. The cross sections are as large as 0.2 - 0.6 b, being independent of individual nuclides. A large fraction of photons is effectively used for the photonuclear reactions, while the scattered GeV electrons remain in the storage ring to be re-used. CPIT with medium energy photons provides specific/desired RIs with the high rate and the high density for nuclear science, molecular biology and for nuclear medicines.

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@article{arxiv.1102.4451,
  title  = {Coherent photonuclear reactions for isotope transmutation},
  author = {H. Ejiri and S. Date},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.4451},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures

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