Activation cross sections of proton and deuteron induced nuclear reactions on holmium and erbium, related to the production of (161)Er and (160)Er medical isotopes

Study of activation cross sections of deuteron induced reactions on erbium in the 32-50MeV energy range

Activation cross sections of the ^natEr(d,x)^{163,165,166,167,168,170}Tm and ^natEr(d,x)^171,161Er nuclear reactions have been measured in the 32-50MeV energy range, above 40MeV for the first time. The activation method with stacked foil irradiation technique and gamma-ray spectroscopy were used. The experimental cross sections were compared with the theoretical predictions in the TENDL-2015 library.

Activation cross-sections of longer lived radioisotopes of proton induced nuclear reactions on terbium up to 65MeV

Experimental cross sections are presented for the ¹⁵⁹Tb(p,xn)^{153,155,157,159}Dy, ^{152,153,155,156m2,m1,g,158}Tb and ^153,151Gd nuclear reactions up to 65MeV. The experimental results are compared with the recently reported experimental data and with the results of the nuclear reaction codes ALICE-IPPE, EMPIRE and TALYS as reported in the TENDL-2015 on-line library. Integral thick-target yields are also derived for the reaction products used in practical applications and production routes are discussed.