This paper describes the production and chemical separation of the163Ho isotope that will be used in several nuclear physics experiments aiming at measuring the neutrino mass as well as the neutron cross section of the163Ho isotope. For this purpose, several batches of enriched162Er have been irradiated at the Institut Laue-Langevin high flux reactor to finally produce 6 mg or 100 MBq of the desired163Ho isotope. A portion of the Er/Ho mixture is then subjected to a sophisticated chemical separation involving ion exchange chromatography to isolate the Ho product from the Er target material. Before irradiation, a thorough analysis of the impurity content was performed and its implication on the produced nuclide inventory will be discussed.

Heinitz, S., Kivel, N., Schumann, D., Köster, U., Balata, M., Biasotti, M., et al. (2018). Production and separation of163Ho for nuclear physics experiments. PLOS ONE, 13(8) [10.1371/journal.pone.0200910].

Production and separation of163Ho for nuclear physics experiments

Faverzani, M.;Ferri, E.;Giachero, A.;Nucciotti, A.;Orlando, A.;Pessina, G.;Puiu, A.;Ragazzi, S.
2018

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This paper describes the production and chemical separation of the163Ho isotope that will be used in several nuclear physics experiments aiming at measuring the neutrino mass as well as the neutron cross section of the163Ho isotope. For this purpose, several batches of enriched162Er have been irradiated at the Institut Laue-Langevin high flux reactor to finally produce 6 mg or 100 MBq of the desired163Ho isotope. A portion of the Er/Ho mixture is then subjected to a sophisticated chemical separation involving ion exchange chromatography to isolate the Ho product from the Er target material. Before irradiation, a thorough analysis of the impurity content was performed and its implication on the produced nuclide inventory will be discussed.
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neutrino mass; 163-Ho; isotope production; radiochemistry; chemical separation; nuclear activation
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22-ago-2018
2018
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Heinitz, S., Kivel, N., Schumann, D., Köster, U., Balata, M., Biasotti, M., et al. (2018). Production and separation of163Ho for nuclear physics experiments. PLOS ONE, 13(8) [10.1371/journal.pone.0200910].
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