title: Evaluation of nuclear reaction cross sections for optimization of production of the emerging diagnostic radionuclide ⁵⁵Co.
abstract: The excitation functions of the (54)Fe(d,n)(55)Co, (56)Fe(p,2n)(55)Co and (58)Ni(p,α)(55)Co reactions were analyzed with relevance to the production of the β(+)-emitter (55)Co (T½=17.53 h), a promising cobalt radionuclide for PET imaging. The nuclear model codes ALICE-IPPE, EMPIRE and TALYS were used to check the consistency of the experimental data. The statistically fitted excitation function was employed to calculate the integral yield of the product. The amounts of the radioactive impurities (56)Co and (57)Co were assessed. A comparison of the three investigated production routes is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan. Electronic address: noumanamjad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amjed
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Defence Road Off Raiwind Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.affiliation: Institute for Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), 4026 Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tárkányi
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: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007553:Isotope Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011876:Radionuclide Generators; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Deuteron induced reaction on enriched (54)Fe; Evaluated nuclear data; Non-standard positron emitter Cobalt-55 for PET; Nuclear model analysis; Proton induced reactions on enriched (58)Ni and (56)Fe; Thick target yields