ACTIVIA: Calculation of Isotope Production Cross-sections and Yields

TL;DR

ACTIVIA is a C++ software tool designed to calculate isotope production cross-sections and yields from cosmic ray activation, combining data tables and semi-empirical formulas, with validation against experimental data.

Contribution

This paper introduces ACTIVIA, a new computational package that integrates data and formulas for isotope production, with detailed structure, user interface, and validation.

Findings

Calculations agree well with experimental data

Provides a flexible framework for isotope yield estimation

Can be extended for various applications

Abstract

We present a C++ computer package, ACTIVIA, that can calculate target-product cross-sections and the production and decay yields of isotopes from cosmic ray activation using data tables and semi-empirical formulae. We describe the structure and user interface of the computer code as well as provide comparisons between the calculations and experimental results. We also outline suggestions on how the code can be improved and extended for other applications.