Cross section measurements of proton and deuteron induced reactions on natural europium and yields of SPECT-relevant radioisotopes of gadolinium

Martin Buchholz; Ingo Spahn; Heinz H Coenen

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.022

Cross section measurements of proton and deuteron induced reactions on natural europium and yields of SPECT-relevant radioisotopes of gadolinium

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Sep:91:8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.022. Epub 2014 May 6.

Authors

Martin Buchholz¹, Ingo Spahn², Heinz H Coenen¹

Affiliations

¹ Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin, INM-5: Nuklearchemie, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
² Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin, INM-5: Nuklearchemie, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany. Electronic address: i.spahn@fz-juelich.de.

PMID: 24880528
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.022

Abstract

The existing cross section data of the (nat)Eu(d,x) and (nat)Eu(p,x) reactions relevant for the production of (147,149)Gd were expanded up to 70.9 MeV and 44.8 MeV, respectively. Integral yields of radiogadolinium were calculated, showing production rates higher than for the earlier proposed irradiation of highly enriched (144)Sm with α- or (3)He-particles. The formation of radioisotopic impurities like (151)Gd (T(1/2)=124 d) and (153)Gd (T(1/2)=240 d) was below 5%. Production of (147,)(149)Gd using enriched europium is also discussed.

Keywords: Cross section measurement; Integral yield; Nuclear reaction; Radiogadolinium; Thick target yield.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't