Extraction Efficiency Of N-13 (T1/2 = 9.96 Min) Atoms From A Graphite Target - Comparison Between Off-Line And Online Obtained Results

An off-line release study N-13 (T1/2 = 9.96 min) produced by a proton induced reaction on a graphite target (POCO-graphite EDM3, density = 1.84 g/cm3, grain size approximately 3-mu-m) has been performed. The activation energy for the diffusion process is determined to be 6.15(16)x10(5) J/Mol. With this acitivation energy, extraction efficiences for N-13 are obtained at different temperatures and are compared to on-line measured extraction efficiencies.