| Literature DB >> 28190909 |
Stephen A Graves1, Paul A Ellison1, Todd E Barnhart1, Hector F Valdovinos1, Eva R Birnbaum2, Francois M Nortier2, Robert J Nickles1, Jonathan W Engle2.
Abstract
Fe, pan> class="Chemical">Cu, and Al stacked foils were irradiated by 90 MeV protons at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center's Isotope Production Facility to measure nuclear cross sections for the production of medically relevant isotopes, such as 52gMn, 54Mn, 48Cr, 55Co, 58mCo and 57Ni. The decay of radioactive isotopes produced during irradiation was monitored using high-purity germanium gamma spectroscopy over the months following irradiation. Proton fluence was determined using the natAl(p,x)22Na, natCu(p,x)62Zn natCu(p,x)65Zn, and natCu(p,x)56Co monitor reactions. Calculated cross sections were compared against literature values and theoretical TALYS predictions. Notably this work includes the first reported independent cross section measurements of natCu(p,x)58mCo and natCu(p,x)58gCo.Entities:
Keywords: Aluminum; Copper; Cu+p; Fe+p; Iron; LANL; Medical Radionuclides; Monitor reactions; Nuclear Cross Sections; Proton Irradiation; Proton Transport; Proton irradiation; Radionuclide Production; Stacked foils
Year: 2016 PMID: 28190909 PMCID: PMC5295823 DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.09.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Instrum Methods Phys Res B ISSN: 0168-583X Impact factor: 1.377