Post no.
ESR 7
Duration
36 months
Work package
WP1, D1.2: Uranium Carbide nanofibers targets for increased stability and extraction yield of alpha-emitting radioisotopes
Recruiting partner
Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal
Objective
Improve the release properties, hence the yield efficiency, of the classical uranium carbide targets, by changing the method of production and the final microstructure.
Expected results
Nanofibers are expected to improve both the stability of the target materials and isotope release properties of key radioisotopes, such as heavy alpha emitters such as 211At, 212Bi, and eventually some volatile radiolanthanides. The nanofibers will be produced by electrospinning, changing the precursors, the spinning conditions. The final material will be characterized with XRD, SEM, BET, etc.
Enrolment for PhD at
Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal
Planned secondment(s)
ARRONAX, France – 3 months – design of a 47Sc production target for cyclotron
Advanced Accelerator Applications, France – 3 months – test production of 47Sc at industrial cyclotron units