Patent Number: 042016258
Section: claims

1. A process for producing .sup.52 Mn by nuclear reaction, comprising the steps of: bombarding a vanadium-containing target with accelerated .sup.3 helium ions, and  isolating the .sup.52 manganese thereby produced from the other target constituents after the bombardment by means of a chemical separation procedure. 2. A process as defined in claim 1 in which said vanadium-containing target is a metal foil of a substance selected from the group consisting of vanadium and vanadium alloys. 3. A process as defined in claim 1 in which a waiting period for the substantial decay of .sup.52 manganese is provided between the irridation bombardment of the target and the chemical isolation of the manganese produced. 4. A process as defined in any of the preceding claims in which in the step of bombarding the target, said accelerated .sup.3 helium ions are accelerated to an energy of about 14 MeV. 5. A process as defined in any of claims 1-3 in which said vanadium-containing target has a vanadium content consisting of .sup.51 V-enriched vanadium. 6. A process as defined in any of claims 1-3, in which said chemical separation procedure comprises extraction by a solution, in an organic liquid of a manganese-complexing agent.