Abstract
An enriched Gd-160 target of 632 mu g/cm(2) on a tantalum backing of 1 mg/cm(2) had been prepared in an ultra-high vacuum environment by the reduction-distillation method at the Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC). The target was used in static nuclear electromagnetic moment measurements at IUAC. The reduction of the (Gd2O3)-Gd-160 powder to Gd-160 metal, the preparation of a tantalum-backing foil and details of the ultra-high vacuum evaporator facility of the IUAC are discussed. Further, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis was performed to check the impurity of the reduction agent in the target. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.