Experimental Study of the Cross Sections of {alpha}-Particle Induced Reactions on 209Bi

Journal Article · Tue May 24 04:00:00 EDT 2005 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1945163· OSTI ID:20722722

Hermanne, A ^[1]; Tarkanyi, F; Takacs, S; Szucs, Z ^[2]

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1. Cyclotron Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, B1090 Brussels (Belgium)
2. Atomki, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bem Ter, H4001 Debrecen (Hungary)

Alpha particle induced reactions for generation of 211At used in therapeutic nuclear medicine and possible contaminants were investigated with the stacked foil activation technique on natural bismuth targets up to E{alpha}=39 MeV. Excitation functions for the reactions 209Bi({alpha},2n)211At, 209Bi({alpha},3n)210At, 209Bi({alpha},x) 210Po obtained from direct alpha emission measurements and gamma spectra from decay products are compared with earlier literature values. Thick target yields have been deduced from the experimental cross sections.

• OSTI ID: 20722722
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 769; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ALPHA PARTICLES
ASTATINE 210
ASTATINE 211
BISMUTH 209
DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
EXCITATION FUNCTIONS
FOILS
GAMMA SPECTRA
ION EMISSION
MEV RANGE
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
POLONIUM 210