Measurements of proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections to evaluate cosmic-ray activation of tellurium

TL;DR

This study measures proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections in tellurium at various energies to assess cosmic-ray activation, providing experimental data to compare with semi-empirical models.

Contribution

It provides new experimental cross section data for tellurium at multiple energies, aiding in the evaluation of cosmic-ray activation processes.

Findings

Measured cross sections at 0.80, 1.4, and 23 GeV.

Compared experimental results with semi-empirical calculations.

Enhanced understanding of radionuclide production in tellurium.

Abstract

We have measured a large number of proton-induced radionuclide production cross sections from tellurium targets of natural isotopic composition at incident energies of 0.80, 1.4, and 23 GeV. The results of these measurements are compared to semi-empirical calculations.