Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122864
Satbir Kaur , V.V. Parkar , S.K. Pandit , A. Shrivastava , K. Mahata , K. Ramachandran , Sangeeta Dhuri , P.C. Rout , A. Kumar , Shilpi Gupta
{"title":"Investigation of reaction and α production cross sections with 9Be projectile","authors":"Satbir Kaur , V.V. Parkar , S.K. Pandit , A. Shrivastava , K. Mahata , K. Ramachandran , Sangeeta Dhuri , P.C. Rout , A. Kumar , Shilpi Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122864","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122864","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to investigate the contribution of <em>α</em> production in the reaction cross sections, measurements of elastic scattering and inclusive <em>α</em> particle angular distributions have been carried out with the <sup>9</sup>Be projectile on <sup>89</sup>Y, <sup>124</sup>Sn, <sup>159</sup>Tb, <sup>198</sup>Pt, and <sup>209</sup>Bi targets over a wide angular range at energies near the Coulomb barrier. The measured elastic scattering angular distributions were fitted with optical model calculations, and reaction cross sections were extracted. The same data were also analyzed using both global optical model potentials (Global OMP) and microscopic São Paulo potentials (SPP), to obtain the reaction cross sections. The data available in the literature for <sup>9</sup>Be projectile includes the elastic scattering angular distributions, <em>α</em> production cross sections, and complete fusion cross sections on these and other targets at several energies are also utilized for comparative studies. The reaction cross section extracted from the three potentials (Best Fit, Global OMP and SPP) are in reasonable agreement for all the targets except for the energies below the barrier where the results from SPP deviate by 30-50%. Inclusive <em>α</em> particle production cross sections were also extracted by integrating the <em>α</em> particle angular distributions. The present data and data available from literature of reaction and <em>α</em>-particle production cross sections were utilized to make systematic studies. Systematics of reaction and <em>α</em>-particle production cross sections revealed their universal behavior. The ratio of complete fusion (CF), inclusive <em>α</em> cross sections, and their sum (CF+<em>α</em>) to reaction cross sections show that at sub-barrier energies inclusive <em>α</em> dominates and above barrier CF dominates, and cumulative of these two processes almost explains the reaction cross section at all energies over a wide range of target mass. A comparative study of <em>α</em> production with other weakly bound projectiles is also performed and a clear distinction between projectile types is observed, which is found to correlate well with <em>α</em> separation energies of the projectiles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1046 ","pages":"Article 122864"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140279257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122856
P. Mehdipour Kaldiani
{"title":"Total kinetic, excitation energy and neutron multiplicity distribution of californium isotopes","authors":"P. Mehdipour Kaldiani","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122856","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The mean total kinetic energy as a function of fission fragments, <TKE>(A), is calculated for neutron-induced fission of <sup>247,249,251,253,255</sup>Cf, as well as for spontaneous fission of <sup>248,250,252,254</sup>Cf using the scission point model. A comparative analysis is performed between the calculated results and existing experimental data. Investigation into the behavior of <TKE>(A) is conducted, particularly focusing on intermediate and heavy actinides. While nuclear and Coulomb energy evaluations suffice for estimating <TKE> values in light actinides, this approximation proves inadequate for evaluating TKE values for intermediate and heavy actinides. Additionally, an evaluation is made of the total excitation energy as a function of fission fragments, <TXE>(A), concerning spontaneous fission in <sup>247−254</sup>Cf. It is found that TXE values sharply increase near the symmetric region across all isotopes and exhibit a gradual increase in heavy fission fragments. Furthermore, an exploration of the total neutron multiplicity as a function of fission fragments, <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>ν</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow></msub><mo>(</mo><mi>A</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span>, is conducted for <sup>252</sup>Cf fission using two methods. The <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>ν</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow></msub><mo>(</mo><mi>A</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> results obtained through these methods are compared with experimental data, and <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>ν</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow></msub><mo>(</mo><mi>A</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> is estimated for unmeasured californium isotopes. The average neutron emission per fission event, <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>ν</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>A</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>, is then calculated for spontaneous fission of <sup>251</sup>Cf and <sup>253</sup>Cf, yielding values of 3.46 and 3.59, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1045 ","pages":"Article 122856"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140062140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122845
Shweta Sharma, Praveen C. Srivastava
{"title":"Shell-model study of logft values for 139,140,141Ba → 139,140,141La transitions","authors":"Shweta Sharma, Praveen C. Srivastava","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122845","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present work, beta-decay properties such as <span><math><mi>log</mi><mo></mo><mi>f</mi><mi>t</mi></math></span> values and half-lives have been systematically studied corresponding to Ba isotopes using large-scale shell-model calculations. An extensive comparison of beta decay results corresponding to <sup>141</sup>Ba → <sup>141</sup>La using shell-model calculations is made with the recently available experimental data. In addition, we have also calculated the nuclear and beta decay properties corresponding to <sup>139</sup>Ba → <sup>139</sup>La and <sup>140</sup>Ba → <sup>140</sup>La transitions. The model-space considered here is <span><math><mi>Z</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>50</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>82</mn></math></span> and <span><math><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>82</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>126</mn></math></span> with <sup>132</sup>Sn core, and the interaction employed here is jj56pnb interaction. The beta decay results using shell-model calculations for all the mentioned isotopes are compared with the available experimental data. This is the first theoretical interpretation corresponding to recent experimental data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1045 ","pages":"Article 122845"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140030123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of 180mTa formation cross-sections in photoneutron reactions","authors":"R.V. Avetisyan, A.G. Barseghyan, Yu.A. Gharibyan, A.V. Gyurjinyan, H.A. Mkrtchyan, A.Yu. Petrosyan, I.A. Kerobyan","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122846","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122846","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Determining the relative production cross-sections of the short-lived (ground) and long- lived (metastable) states of <sup>180</sup>Ta is integral in nuclear physics research. However, direct measurement of these cross-sections is challenging. In this study, we proposed a method for estimating the total flux-weighted average formation cross-section of <sup>180m+g</sup>Ta based on GEANT4 modeling to evaluate the short-lived (ground) and long-lived (metastable) states of <sup>180</sup>Ta. A Ta target was irradiated by a bremsstrahlung photon beam (maximum electron energy: 20 MeV) obtained from the linear electron accelerator LUE-75 at the A.I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (AANL), Armenia. The experiment was performed using the activation technique, and the proposed GEANT4 simulation-based method was employed to evaluate the flux-weighted average formation cross-section of <sup>180m</sup>Ta. In addition, the isomeric cross-section ratio for the <sup>180m,g</sup>Ta isomeric pair was calculated. The theoretical results obtained using the TALYS 1.96 and EMPIRE 3.2 codes were consistent with the experimental ones. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper reports the estimated flux-weighted average formation cross-section of <sup>180m</sup>Ta and isomer ratio for the <sup>180m,g</sup>Ta isomeric pair, induced by the irradiation of a bremsstrahlung beam with an end-point energy of 20 MeV, for the first time. This study opens new avenues for determining the relative production cross-sections of the ground and metastable states of <sup>180</sup>Ta, which is widely studied as a natural isomeric target in various fields, including nuclear transformation reactions, fission dynamics, etc.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1046 ","pages":"Article 122846"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140045947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122843
Mamta Aggarwal , G. Saxena , Pranali Parab
{"title":"Correlation between the shape coexistence and stability in Mo and Ru isotopes","authors":"Mamta Aggarwal , G. Saxena , Pranali Parab","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122843","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122843","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In a rapidly changing shape phase region, the presence of shape coexistence and its possible impact on the decay modes and half-lives, has been explored in astrophysically interesting Mo and Ru isotopes, in an extensive study within the microscopic theoretical framework using Nilsson Strutinsky Method and Relativistic Mean Field Model. The isotopic chains of Mo and Ru exhibit rapid shape phase transitions, triaxial <em>γ</em> softness, shape instability along with many coexisting states mostly with oblate and triaxial shapes. Proton and neutron separation energies have been calculated and compared with the available data. Results obtained from both the formalisms are in good agreement with each other as well as the available experimental data. Our computed <em>β</em>-decay half-lives and separation energy for nuclei exhibiting shape coexistence were examined for the decay mode from second minima state of the parent nuclei to the ground or excited state of the daughter nuclei. The second minima state of the coexisting shapes in Mo and Ru isotopes, were seen to impact the structural properties, <em>β</em>-decay half-lives, separation energy and hence the stability of the nuclei.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1044 ","pages":"Article 122843"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139918274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122844
S. Mohammad Moosavi Nejad, Vahid Ekraminasab
{"title":"Heavy hadron production through pair annihilation in the ordinary and noncommutative SM","authors":"S. Mohammad Moosavi Nejad, Vahid Ekraminasab","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122844","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Different processes have been yet studied in the noncommutative standard model (NCSM) and various limits on the scale of noncommutative parameter have been determined. In the present work we, for the first time, investigate the production process of heavy hadrons through pair annihilation in the NCSM using Seiberg-Witten maps to the second-order of noncommutative parameter <span><math><msup><mrow><mi>Θ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>μ</mi><mi>ν</mi></mrow></msup></math></span>. Having experimental data from Belle and OPAL Collaborations for inclusive production of B-mesons we will determine a low limit for the noncommutative scale <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>. The effects of noncommutativity will be imposed both on the differential cross section at the parton level (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>e</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup><msup><mrow><mi>e</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo></mrow></msup><mo>→</mo><mi>q</mi><mover><mrow><mi>q</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover></math></span>) and the fragmentation function of <span><math><mi>q</mi><mo>/</mo><mover><mrow><mi>q</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>¯</mo></mrow></mover><mo>→</mo><mi>B</mi></math></span> so that the limit <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Λ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub><mo>></mo><mn>1.10</mn></math></span> TeV is determined. Using analytical result for the pair annihilation cross section we will also predict the production rate of <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> mesons in future electron-positron international linear collider (ILC).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1044 ","pages":"Article 122844"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139915523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-02-08DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122842
Sakshi Shukla , Praveen C. Srivastava , Kosuke Nomura , Larry Zamick
{"title":"Systematic shell-model study for structure and isomeric states in 200−210Po isotopes","authors":"Sakshi Shukla , Praveen C. Srivastava , Kosuke Nomura , Larry Zamick","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122842","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We report systematic large-scale shell-model calculation for Po isotopes with <em>A</em>= 200 to 210. We have performed calculations using KHH7B interaction in the model space <em>Z</em> = 58-114 and <em>N</em> = 100-164 around doubly-magic <sup>208</sup>Pb. We allow valence neutrons to occupy in the <span><math><mn>1</mn><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>5</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>, <span><math><mn>2</mn><msub><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>, <span><math><mn>2</mn><msub><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>, and <span><math><mn>0</mn><msub><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>13</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> orbitals, while two valence protons beyond <span><math><mi>Z</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>82</mn></math></span> are occupied in <span><math><mn>0</mn><msub><mrow><mi>h</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>9</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>, <span><math><mn>1</mn><msub><mrow><mi>f</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>7</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> and <span><math><mn>0</mn><msub><mrow><mi>i</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>13</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> orbitals. The calculated energies and electromagnetic properties are compared with the available experimental data and predicted where experimental data are not available. We have also reported shell-model results for different isomeric states of these nuclei.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1044 ","pages":"Article 122842"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122841
Mojgan Abolghasem , Petr Alexa
{"title":"Microscopic study of ground–state binding energies in Z = 52 − 70 neutron–rich nuclei","authors":"Mojgan Abolghasem , Petr Alexa","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122841","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We investigate 15 different Skyrme-interaction parametrizations and apply them to the chains of Te, Xe, Ba, Ce, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, and Yb isotopes beyond <em>N</em> = 78 to calculate theoretical binding energies within the mean-field approach based on density functional theory. Results of calculations are compared with available experimental data on binding energies and quadrupole deformation with the aim to find out which interaction is the most convenient for shape and structure studies of these isotopic chains.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1044 ","pages":"Article 122841"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139710086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122834
M.Z. Wang , D. Wu , H.Y. Lan , J.Y. Zhang , J.X. Liu , H.G. Lu , J.F. Lv , X.Z. Wu , H. Zhang , J. Cai , Q.Y. Ma , Y.H. Xia , Z.N. Wang , Z.Y. Yang , X.L. Xu , Y.X. Geng , Y.Y. Zhao , H.R. Wang , F.L. Liu , J.Q. Yu , X.Q. Yan
{"title":"Cross section measurements of 27Al(γ, x)24Na reactions as monitors for laser-driven bremsstrahlung γ-ray","authors":"M.Z. Wang , D. Wu , H.Y. Lan , J.Y. Zhang , J.X. Liu , H.G. Lu , J.F. Lv , X.Z. Wu , H. Zhang , J. Cai , Q.Y. Ma , Y.H. Xia , Z.N. Wang , Z.Y. Yang , X.L. Xu , Y.X. Geng , Y.Y. Zhao , H.R. Wang , F.L. Liu , J.Q. Yu , X.Q. Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122834","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122834","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The accurate monitors of the electron beams and </span><em>γ</em>-ray fluxes are very important for laser-driven photonuclear studies. The flux-weighted average cross sections and average cross sections per equivalent quantum of <sup>27</sup>Al(<span><math><mi>γ</mi><mo>,</mo><mspace></mspace><mi>x</mi><mo>;</mo><mspace></mspace><mi>x</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>=</mo><mspace></mspace><mn>2</mn><mi>p</mi><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><mspace></mspace><mi>p</mi><mi>d</mi><mo>,</mo><mspace></mspace><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></mmultiscripts><mi>e</mi></math></span>)<sup>24</sup><span>Na reactions were measured above the giant dipole resonance region through activation methods. Laser-driven ultra-intense bremsstrahlung </span><em>γ</em><span>-rays, generated by laser wakefield accelerated quasi-monoenergetic electrons, were used in the experiment at the 200 TW laser facility of the Compact Laser Plasma Accelerator Laboratory, Peking University. The results demonstrated good agreement with previous works and were compared with theoretical values given by TALYS 1.9 calculations. The experimental cross sections were confirmed to be 2.4 times higher than TALYS 1.9 with default options. This work proved the feasibility of using the </span><sup>27</sup>Al(<span><math><mi>γ</mi><mo>,</mo><mspace></mspace><mi>x</mi></math></span>)<sup>24</sup>Na reactions as monitors for laser wakefield accelerated electrons and their bremsstrahlung <em>γ</em>-ray fluxes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1043 ","pages":"Article 122834"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139579831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuclear Physics APub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122833
B.M. Ali , Gehan Y. Mohamed , M. Al-Abyad
{"title":"Activation cross sections of proton induced nuclear reactions on tungsten: Special regard to the formation of 186Re","authors":"B.M. Ali , Gehan Y. Mohamed , M. Al-Abyad","doi":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122833","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122833","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cross-sections for the production of <sup>181,182m,g,183,184g,186g</sup><span>Re radioisotopes from proton bombardment of natural tungsten have been measured using the stacked foil activation technique for proton energies up to 14.7 MeV. The results were analyzed and compared with the reported experimental data, and the theoretical excitation functions as calculated by the EMPIRE 3.2.3 and TALYS 1.9 codes. Several attempts have been made to reproduce the experimental excitation functions by different EMPIRE input parameters, and a reasonable agreement was attained. While measuring the activity of radionuclide </span><sup>181</sup>Re, the intensity of the emitted 360-keV γ-photon was estimated at around 10 %, about half of the value reported in various databases. The integral yield of the investigated radioisotopes has been calculated, and a particular interest in the <sup>186g</sup>Re therapeutic radionuclide was discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19246,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Physics A","volume":"1045 ","pages":"Article 122833"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139579728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}