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The14N/p, α/11C-reaction was studied in different N2/H2-mixtures. The products are [11C]-CO2, [11C]-CO and [11C]-CH4. The yield ratio may be controlled by varying the bombardment conditions. High pressure, high H2-content, high beam current and high proton energy shift the ratio towards [11C]-CH4. Lower beam current and lower proton energy increase the yield of [11C]-CO2. The production of [11C]-CO is constant over a wide range of conditions /about 10%/. For the production of [11C]-CH4 in good yield a target gas holder for high pressures has been developed. Details are given in Fig. 7. This target gas holder was filled with 5% H2 in N2 at 3×106 Pa. Proton irradiation of the mixture gives a typical yield of [11C]-CH4 of 400–500 mCi at a beam current of 15–20 μA within 20 min. Only traces of other11C-labelled compounds could be detected under these conditions.
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Hanisch, M., Helus, F., Layer, K. et al. Yield ratio of [11C]-CO2, [11C]-CO and [11C]-CH4 from the irradiation of N2/H2-mixtures in a gas target. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 117, 369–378 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166041
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