Excitation function and yield for the 103Rh(d,2n)103Pd nuclear reaction: Optimization of the production of palladium-103

Abstract

Deuteron-induced nuclear reactions for the generation of ¹⁰³Pd were investigated using the stacked-foil activation technique on rhodium targets at deuteron energies up to E_d=33MeV. The excitation functions of the reactions ¹⁰³Rh(d,xn)^101,103Pd, ¹⁰³Rh(d,x)^{100g,cum,101m,g,102m,g}Rh and ¹⁰³Rh(d,2p)¹⁰³Ru have been measured, and the Thick-Target Yield for ¹⁰³Pd has been calculated.

Keywords: (103)Pd; Cross-section; Cyclotron; Deuteron particle irradiation; Palladium-103; Pd, Rh, Ru radioisotopes.