Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5468215 Vacuum 2017 19 Pages PDF
Abstract
Importance of substrate heating for fabrication of strong zirconium targets (92Zr) has been discussed. The targets have been prepared using experimental facilities of target laboratory at Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, India. Substrate heating has been tried for the first time for the fabrication of carbon backed zirconium targets. The heating of substrate exhibited improved stability, longevity and a better success rate of production of targets. In addition, a large number of wrinkle-free targets have been obtained using this technique. Elemental analysis has been performed to determine purity of the targets with X-ray fluorescence and Rutherford back-scattering spectrometry methods. These targets have successfully survived against high flux heavy ion bombardment viz. 14N and 28Si.
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