THE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF 11C AFTER PROTON IRRADIATION OF INULIN IN DILUTE WATER SOLUTION,

Abstract

Inulin in both aerated and de-aerated water solutions, in the concentration range 0.00001 to 0.01 g/ml, was irradiated with 60 MeV protons. The reaction products were separated on Sephadex into a low and a high molecular fraction. The distribution of the induced carbon-11 activity between the two fractions was studied and it was found that up to 50% of the activity was bound to molecules of high molecular weight. The scavenging efficiency was found to be dependent on the dose rate and seen to be decreasing with reduced beam current. The possibility of labelling organic compounds by direct proton irradiation in water solutions is discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0652514

Entities

People

  • Tore Stenstrom

Organizations

  • Uppsala University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dose Rate
  • Efficiency
  • Molecular Weight
  • Molecules
  • Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.