Activation cross-sections of longer lived radioisotopes of proton induced nuclear reactions on terbium up to 65 MeV

TL;DR

This paper reports experimental cross sections for proton-induced reactions on terbium up to 65 MeV, compares results with nuclear reaction models, and discusses practical production routes for radioisotopes.

Contribution

It provides new experimental cross section data for multiple radioisotopes of terbium and compares these with theoretical models, enhancing understanding of nuclear reactions on terbium.

Findings

Experimental cross sections for various terbium radioisotopes up to 65 MeV.

Comparison of experimental data with ALICE-IPPE, EMPIRE, and TALYS models.

Derived integral yields for practical radioisotope production.

Abstract

Experimental cross sections are presented for the 159Tb(p,xn)153,155,157,159Dy, 152,153,155,156m2,m1,g,158Tb and 153,151Gd nuclear reactions up to 65 MeV. The experimental results are compared with the recently reported experimental data and with the results of the nuclear reaction codes ALICE-IPPE, EMPIRE and TALYS as reported in the TENDL-2015 on-line library. Integral thick-target yields are also derived for the reaction products used in practical applications and production routes are discussed.