Nuclear model analysis of the 65Cu(α, n)68Ga reaction for the production of 68Ga up to 40 MeV

Muhammad Tashfeen Aslam; Waris Ali; Mazhar Hussain

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109590

Nuclear model analysis of the ⁶⁵Cu(α, n)⁶⁸Ga reaction for the production of ⁶⁸Ga up to 40 MeV

Appl Radiat Isot. 2021 Apr:170:109590. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109590. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Authors

Muhammad Tashfeen Aslam¹, Waris Ali², Mazhar Hussain³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: tashfeenaslam@gcu.edu.pk.
² Department of Physics, Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan.

PMID: 33493791
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109590

Abstract

The charge particle (α) induced reactions on enriched copper (⁶⁵Cu) are investigated for the production of ⁶⁸Ga. The data sets of experimental cross sections are compiled, normalized and nuclear model analysis is done using calculational codes namely, ALICE-IPPE, TALYS 1.95 and EMPIRE 3.2. The theoretical production cross sections via alpha particle induced reactions are calculated to present a set of recommended cross sections. The calculated cross sections are utilized to deduce thick target yield (TTY) for the ⁶⁵Cu (α, n) ⁶⁸Ga reaction. The range of energy for production of ⁶⁸Ga is suggested up to 40 MeV having least contribution of radio-impurities.

Keywords: (68)Ga; Excitation function; Nuclear model calculation; TALYS-1.95; Thick target yield.