New data on activation cross section for deuteron induced reactions on ytterbium up to 50 MeV

TL;DR

This paper reports new activation cross section data for deuteron-induced reactions on ytterbium up to 50 MeV, comparing experimental results with theoretical models to improve nuclear reaction understanding.

Contribution

It extends existing cross section data for ytterbium reactions up to 50 MeV and evaluates the accuracy of theoretical nuclear reaction codes.

Findings

New experimental cross section data up to 50 MeV

Good agreement with previous data in overlapping regions

Comparison with theoretical models shows varying accuracy

Abstract

Activation cross sections of deuteron induced reactions on ytterbium for production of $^{177g,173,172,171,170,169,167}$Lu, $^{177,175,169}$Yb and $^{173,168,167,165}$Tm were extended up to 50 MeV deuteron energy. The new data are in acceptable agreement with the earlier experimental data in the overlapping energy region. The experimental data are compared with the predictions of the ALICE-D, EMPIRE-D and TALYS 1.4 (TENDL-2013 on-line library results) codes.