Production cross-sections of radionuclides from α-induced reactions on natural copper up to 50MeV

Calculations for the nuclear reaction cross-sections via α-particle induced reactions on 65Cu to produce impurity free 67Ga for medical applications

Diagnostics field is facilitated with advancements enacted in anatomic imaging (cross-sectional modalities). Radionuclide scans (imaging) escorted by ⁶⁷Ga are extensively beneficial in bone scintigraphy and recognition of prosthetic joint failure. Present work comprises the data concerning ⁶⁷Ga production via α-particle induced nuclear reactions, TTY (thick target yield) and impurity analysis. Experimental measurements regarding ⁶⁷Ga production are analyzed through a comparative study performed with calculations of theoretical model codes (TALYS-1.95, EMPIRE-3.2.3 and ALICE-IPPE). A data set of recommended cross-sections was generated and utilized to deduce TTY. The contribution of radionuclidic impurities is canvassed to suggest an energy region to produce impurity free ⁶⁷Ga for medical applications.

Excitation function of natCu(3He,x)65Zn nuclear reaction for 3He beam monitoring purpose

The excitation function of the natCu(3He,x)65Zn nuclear reaction was measured from its threshold up to 53 MeV incident energy relative to the natTi(3He,x)48V monitor reaction by using the conventional stacked foil activation technique combined with HPGe γ-ray spectrometry. Our result is systematically higher than the IAEA recommendation, and more experimental works are desired especially above 25 MeV.