Mohan Singh

99mTc-Sn-acetylcysteine: a new renal scanning agent.

A new radiopharmaceutical, 99mTc-Sn-acetylcysteine, for renal scanning is reported. The preparation is simple and quick. It can also be adopted in the kit form. The complex has the advantage of great stability and fast clearance over earlier reported renal scanning radioagnostic agents.

Stopping power of polymers for heavy ions: a comparative study

A comparative study of various stopping power tables and codes for heavy ions in polymers has been made by comparing the computed stopping power values with the corresponding experimental values. The energy loss of different heavy ions (3≤Z 1≤29) in the energy domain of ∼0.19–3.14 MeV/n has been studied in six different polymers mostly used as particle track detectors viz: Mylar (Polyethylene Terephthalate), PEN (Polyethylene Napthalate), Polycarbonate, CR-39 (Polyallyl Diglycol Carbonate), Kapton (Polypyromellitimide) and LR-115 (Cellulose Nitrate). The merits and demerits of the adopted formulations are highlighted. It has been observed that the calculations based on SRIM2003.26 and tables of ICRU-73 provide best agreement with the experimental data for projectiles (3≤Z 1≤29) and (3≤Z 1≤18), respectively. The MSTAR3.12 code shows good results for projectiles (3≤Z 1≤18), except in case of CR-39 for O, Na, and Al projectiles. The statistical analysis on the basis of combined error reveals that the SRIM2003 and ICRU-73 tables are more reliable as compared to the other programs taken in the present study, whereas CasP3.1 is least reliable program in lower energy domain.

Range and etching behaviour of swift heavy ions in polymers

Aliphatic (CR-39) and aromatic (Lexan polycarbonate) polymers have been irradiated with a variety of heavy ions such as 58Ni, 93Nb, 132Xe, 139La, 197Au, 208Pb, 209Bi, and 238U having energy ranges of 5.60–8.00 MeV/n in order to study the range and etching kinetics of heavy ion tracks. The ion fluence (range ∼104–105 ions/cm2) was kept low to avoid the overlapping of etched tracks. The measured values of maximum etched track length were corrected due to bulk etching and over etching to obtain the actual range. The experimental results of range profiles were compared with those obtained by the most used procedures employed in obtaining range and stopping power. The range values of present ions have been computed using the semiempirical codes (SRIM-98, SRIM-2003.26, and LISE++:0-[Hub90]) in order to check their accuracy. The merits and demerits of the adopted formulations have been highlighted in the present work. It is observed that the range of heavy ions is greater in aromatic polymers (Lexan polycarbonate) as compared to the aliphatic polymers (CR-39) irradiated with similar ions having same incident energies. The SRIM-98 and SRIM2003.26 codes don’t show any significant trend in deviations, however, LISE++:0-[Hub90] code provides overall good agreement with the experimental values. The ratio of track etch rate (along projectile trajectory) to the bulk etch rate has also been studied as a function of energy loss of heavy ions in these polymers.

Dielectric relaxation characteristics of muscovite mica

In the present work, the dielectric relaxation phenomenon in muscovite mica has been studied over the frequency range 0.1 Hz-10 MHz and in the temperature range of 653–853K, using the dielectric permittivity, electric modulus and conductivity formalisms. The values of the activation energy obtained from electric modulus and conductivity data are found to be nearly similar, suggesting that same types of charge carriers are involved in the relaxation mechanism. This type of study will explore the potential of this material for various applications in electrical engineering.