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Title: Measurement and modeling of proton-induced reactions on arsenic from 35 to 200 MeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  5. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna (Austria)

72As is a promising positron emitter for diagnostic imaging that can be employed locally using a 72Se generator. However, current reaction pathways to 72Se have insufficient nuclear data for efficient production using regional 100–200 MeV high-intensity proton accelerators. In order to address this deficiency, stacked-target irradiations were performed at LBNL, LANL, and BNL to measure the production of the 72Se/72As positron emission tomography (PET) generator system via 75As (p, x) between 35 and 200 MeV. This work provides the most well-characterized excitation function for 75 As ( p , 4 n ) 72Se starting from threshold. Additional focus was given to report the first measurements of 75As (p, x) 68Ge and bolster an already robust production capability for the highly valuable 68Ge/68Ga PET generator. Thick target yield comparisons with prior established formation routes to both generators are made. In total, high-energy proton-induced cross sections are reported for 55 measured residual products from 75As, natCu , and natTi targets, where the latter two materials were present as monitor foils. These results were compared with literature data as well as the default theoretical calculations of the nuclear model codes TALYS, COH, EMPIRE, and ALICE. Reaction modeling at these energies is typically unsatisfactory due to few prior published data and many interacting physics models. Therefore, a detailed assessment of the talys code was performed with simultaneous parameter adjustments applied according to a standardized procedure. Particular attention was paid to the formulation of the two-component exciton model in the transition between the compound and preequilibrium regions, with a linked investigation of level density models for nuclei off of stability and their impact on modeling predictive power. This paper merges experimental work and evaluation techniques for high-energy charged-particle isotope production in an extension to an earlier study of this kind.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); \
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; AC02-05CH11231; 89233218CNA000001; AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1844578
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1923889
Report Number(s):
BNL-222734-2022-JAAM; TRN: US2302384
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Vol. 104, Issue 6; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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