The improvement of a gas-jet system by the use of an aerosol generator

Abstract A gas-jet transport system is greatly improved by loading the sweep gas with aerosols of a specific size. In the thermalization chamber of such a gas-jet system the radioactive atoms are attached to these aerosols. The aerosols then are transported with negligible losses to some collector foil. Optimizing all parameters of the system a stable overall transport efficiency of approximately 80% can be achieved for up to several days, with variations of only ±1.5%.