Ion beam activation of natCu, natTi, natNi and measurement of product formation cross sections at low energy (<10 MeV)
Author:
Anwer Mahwish12, Naz Anam12, Ahmad Ishaq13, Usman Muhammad1, Hussain Javed1, Ilyas Syed Zafar2, Shahid Muhammad4
Affiliation:
1. Experimental Physics Directorate , National Centre for Physics , Shahdra Valley Road, P.O. Box No.2141 , Islamabad , 44000 , Pakistan 2. Department of Physics , Allama Iqbal Open University , 2 Ashfaq Ahmed Rd, H-8 , Islamabad 44000 , Pakistan 3. Joint International Research Institute of Nuclear Radiation Physics , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China 4. National Institute of Safety and Security , Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority , G-8/1, P.O. Box No. 1912 , Islamabad , 44080 , Pakistan
Abstract
Abstract
In this study we investigated the production cross sections of natCu(p, x)63,65Zn, natTi(p, x)48V, natNi(p, x)55Co,61Cu and natCu(α, x)66,67,68Ga, natTi(α, x)49,51Cr, natNi(α, x)63,65Zn reactions in the low energy range using the foil activation technique. The samples were activated in vacuum at 5 MV tandem (Pelletron) accelerator installed at National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan. The reaction products were identified with the help of off-line gamma ray spectroscopy system connected with Genie 2000 software. The data analysis revealed the production of different radioisotopes that have valuable importance in monitoring charged-particle beams and medical applications. The measured results were verified by comparing them with earlier evaluated data as well as with the theoretical values given in the TENDL-library based on TALYS-1.9 code calculations.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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