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Praseodymium is an interesting element for nuclear physics experiments investigating the structure of matter. Because of the chemical similarity to other lanthanides and its natural abundance, praseodymium, as a monois-totope, is a suitable material for initial tests. Once the method is established, it can be expanded to other (en-riched) rare earth elements. So far, targets can be either produced by rolling metallic praseodymium with anti-oxidation protection [1] or, as shown more recently, using different PVD processes [2-4].
In this work, we report on the preparation of targets made from metallic praseodymium, praseodymium fluo-ride, PrF3, and praseodymium oxide, Pr6O11, on various backings and target frames.
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[3] V. Kumar, S.R. Abhilash, D. Kabiraj, P. Thakur, A.K. Bhati, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 613 (2010), 404-406
[4] Connor Mohs, Claus Müller-Gatermann, and John P. Greene, EPJ Web of Conferences 327 (2025) 01007