Measurement of gamma-induced reactions between 10 and 19 MeV on natural zinc with potential application to 67Cu production

Chipps, Kelly A.; Pain, Steven D.; Matei, C.; Garland, H. I.; Grinder, M. M.; King, Toby T.; Sudarsan, B.; Torres, E.

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2026.112422

Measurement of gamma-induced reactions between 10 and 19 MeV on natural zinc with potential application to ⁶⁷Cu production

Journal Article · Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2026 · Applied Radiation and Isotopes

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2026.112422· OSTI ID:3014277

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Magurele (Romania)
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Florida International Univ. (FIU), Miami, FL (United States)

As part of a broader campaign to understand gamma-induced charged particle emission with multiple materials, the cross sections of the (γ, p), and (γ, α) reactions on a natural zinc target were measured. Here, these cross sections were measured experimentally using a kinematically-complete, event-by-event methodology, using monoenergetic gamma ray beams from the High Intensity Gamma Source (HIγS) facility, ranging from 10 to 19 MeV, to bombard a natural metallic zinc target in vacuum. The measured cross sections are compared with theoretical predictions using the statistical model approach, which is important for the use of such models in real-world applications such as the production of the ⁶⁷Cu theranostic via the ⁶⁸Zn(γ, p) reaction.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0022027

OSTI ID:: 3014277

Journal Information:: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Journal Name: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Vol. 229; ISSN 0969-8043

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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