title: Evaluation of nuclear reaction cross section data for the production of (87)Y and (88)Y via proton, deuteron and alpha-particle induced transmutations.
abstract: Proton, deuteron and alpha-particle induced reactions on (87,88)Sr, (nat)Zr and (85)Rb targets were evaluated for the production of (87,88)Y. The literature data were compared with nuclear model calculations using the codes ALICE-IPPE, TALYS 1.6 and EMPIRE 3.2. The evaluated cross sections were generated; therefrom thick target yields of (87,88)Y were calculated. Analysis of radio-yttrium impurities and yield showed that the (87)Sr(p, n)(87)Y and (88)Sr(p, n)(88)Y reactions are the best routes for the production of (87)Y and (88)Y respectively. The calculated yield for the (87)Sr(p, n)(87)Y reaction is 104 MBq/μAh in the energy range of 14→2.7MeV. Similarly, the calculated yield for the (88)Sr(p, n)(88)Y reaction is 3.2 MBq/μAh in the energy range of 15→7MeV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; Gujranwala Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (GINUM), Gujranwala, Pakistan. Electronic address: haleema_zainab@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zaneb
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; Department of Physics, University of Education, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amjad
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
keywords: (85)Rb(α,xn)(87,88)Y reactions; (87)Sr(p,n)(87)Y; (88)Sr(p,xn)(87,88)Y; (nat)Zr(d,xn)(87,88)Y; Nuclear data evaluation; Nuclear model calculations; Thick target yields