Description: Excitation functions for production of medically relevant radioisotopes in deuteron irradiations of Pr and Tm targets

This title appears in the Scientific Report : 2009

Excitation functions for production of medically relevant radioisotopes in deuteron irradiations of Pr and Tm targets

Activation cross sections of deuteron induced reaction on monoisotopic Tm (Tm-169) and Pr (Pr-141) were measured by stacked foil experiments. First measurements are presented for direct or cumulative production of Nd-141, Nd-140, Nd-139m, Pr-142, Ce-139, Ce-137m and La-140. Thick target yields and p...

Personal Name(s):	Hermanne, A.
	Tárkányi, F. / Takács, S. / Ditrói, F. / Baba, M. / Ohtshuki, T. / Spahn, I. / Ignatyuk, A.V.
Contributing Institute:	Nuklearchemie; INM-5
Published in:	Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research / B, 267 (2009) S. 727 - 736
Imprint:	Amsterdam [u.a.] Elsevier 2009
Physical Description:	727 - 736
DOI:	10.1016/j.nimb.2008.12.017
Document Type:	Journal Article
Research Program:	Funktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems
Series Title:	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 267
Subject (ZB):	J Excitation functions Medically relevant isotopes Deuteron reactions Pr and Tm targets Nd-141,Nd-140,Nd-139m, Pr-142, Ce-139,Ce-137m, La-140, Yb-169,Yb-166 Tm-167,Tm-168, thick target yields
	Publikationsportal JuSER

Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2008.12.017 in citations.

Activation cross sections of deuteron induced reaction on monoisotopic Tm (Tm-169) and Pr (Pr-141) were measured by stacked foil experiments. First measurements are presented for direct or cumulative production of Nd-141, Nd-140, Nd-139m, Pr-142, Ce-139, Ce-137m and La-140. Thick target yields and practical batch activity are derived from the fitted excitation curves for the medically relevant Nd-140 and Pr-139 (as decay product of Nd-139m). For reactions on Tm targets previous published results up to 20 MeV are extended and confirmed up to 40 MeV for Yb-169, Tm-167,Tm-168 while high energy values are presented for the first time for Yb-166. Values for the thick target yield (TTY) of Yb-169 production are derived and the discussion of different production routes is in agreement with previous published results. A comparison of experimental values with different model codes shows that the upgraded versions of the ALICE and EMPIRE codes can give a better description of (d,pxn) reaction than older ones. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.