title: Evaluation of excitation functions of the (68,67,66)Zn(p,xn)(68,67,66)Ga and 67Zn(p,α)64Cu reactions: validation of evaluated data through comparison with experimental excitation functions of the (nat)Zn(p,x)(66,67)Ga and (nat)Zn(p,x)64Cu processes.
abstract: Experimentally available cross section data for formation of the radionuclides (68)Ga, (67)Ga, (66)Ga and (64)Cu in proton induced reactions on enriched (68)Zn, (67)Zn and (66)Zn were evaluated by comparison with the excitation functions calculated by the nuclear model codes, EMPIRE and TALYS, followed by statistical fitting of the selected data. The recommended cross sections were used to obtain the integral yields. The validation of the recommended excitation functions was also attempted by normalization to (nat)Zn and comparison with the experimental data for the (nat)Zn(p,x)(67)Ga, (nat)Zn(p,x)(66)Ga and (nat)Zn(p,x)(64)Cu processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Defence Road Off Raiwind Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan. Electronic address: naslamgc@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amjed
authors.affiliation: Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin, INM-5: Nuklearchemie, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Qaim
mesh_terms: D003301:Copper Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011522:Protons; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015033:Zinc Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D003301:Copper Radioisotopes; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D011522:Protons; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015033:Zinc Isotopes
keywords: Calculated integral yield; Excitation function; Gallium-68, Gallium-67, Gallium-66, Copper-64; Nuclear model analysis; Proton induced reactions on enriched (68,67,66)Zn and (nat)Zn targets; Validation of evaluated data