Measurement of the cross sections for the production of the isotopes {sup 74}As, {sup 68}Ge, {sup 65}Zn, and {sup 60}Co from natural and enriched germanium irradiated with 100-MeV protons

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics of Atomic Nuclei

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778810070021· OSTI ID:21483679

Barabanov, I R; Bezrukov, L B; Gurentsov, V I; Zhuykov, B L; Kianovsky, S V; Kornoukhov, V N; Kohanuk, V M; Yanovich, E A ^[1]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Research (Russian Federation)

The cross sections for the production of the radioactive isotopes {sup 74}As, {sup 68}Ge, {sup 65}Zn, and {sup 60}Co in metallic germanium irradiated with 100-MeV protons were measured, the experiments being performed both with germanium of natural isotopic composition and germanium enriched in the isotope {sup 76}Ge. The targets were irradiated with a proton beam at the facility for the production of radionuclides at the accelerator of the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR, Moscow). The data obtained will further be used to calculate the background of radioactive isotopes formed by nuclear cascades of cosmic-ray muons in new-generation experiments devoted to searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of {sup 76}Ge at underground laboratories.

• OSTI ID: 21483679
• Journal Information: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Journal Name: Physics of Atomic Nuclei Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 73; ISSN 1063-7788; ISSN PANUEO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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