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J. Aaltonen, E. A. Gromova, V. A. Jakovlev, S.-J. Heselius, P. Dendooven, W. H. Trzaska

Proton-induced nuclear reactions in neptunium-237 targets. Production of plutonium tracers in the energy range 15-40 MeV

The increasing interest in using ²³⁶Pu and ²³⁷Pu as plutonium tracers has stimulated the search for nuclear reactions for the effective production of these radionuclides. The nuclear reactions ²³⁷Np(p,2n)²³⁶Pu, ²³⁷Np(p,pn)^236mNp →β^{- 236}Pu and ²³⁷Np(p,n)²³⁷Pu were investigated in the proton-energy range 15-40 MeV using the K-130 cyclotron of the University of Jyväskylä and the MGC-20 cyclotron of Åbo Akademi University. The cross sections for these reactions were experimentally derived. Thick-target yields based on the cross sections were calculated. The results are discussed and compared with data previously obtained from other reactions leading to the same end products.

Radiochimica Acta, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Print ISSN: 0033-8230
Volume: 88, 03/2000
Pages: 129

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