title: Production of the mercury-197 through proton induced reaction on gold.
abstract: The excitation function of the proton exchange reactions on gold was investigated in the energy range from threshold up to 20MeV. We presented our experimental results upto 14MeV stacked-foil technique was used, the target was of high purity gold foils (99.99%.) Reactions cross-sections and excitation functions were studied. Both isomeric level cross sections of (197)Hg were measured and calculated theoretically using the DDHMS routine of the EMPIRE-II (v2.19) code. Isomeric cross-section ratios for the pair (197m,g)Hg were calculated and presented as a function of proton energy.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Nuclear Physics Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt. emaghraby@techemail.com
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Elmaghraby
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omara
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D011522:Protons; D006046:Gold