A Simple Estimate of Production of Medical isotopes by Photo-neutron Reaction at the Canadian Light Source

Abstract

In contrast to the conventional bremsstrahlung photon beam sources, the laser back scatter photon sources at electron synchrotrons provide the selective tuning capability of photons of energies of interest. This feature coupled with the ubiquitous giant dipole resonance excitations of atomic nuclei promise a fertile ground of nuclear isotope productions. In this article, we present the results of simulations of production of medical/industrial isotopes ¹⁹⁶Au, ¹⁹²Ir and ⁹⁹Mo by (γ,n) reactions. We employed FLUKA Monte Carlo code along with the simulated photon flux for a beamline at the CLS in conjunction with a CO₂ laser system.