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Excitation functions for the reactions121Sb(α, xn)125−xI,123Sb(α, xn)127−xI and121Sb(α, p3n)121Te were obtained from the measurements of the residual activity of stacked foils of antimony trioxide evaporated on Al backings from threshold to 60 MeV. The excitation functions for the production of121I,123I,124I,126I and121Te are presented. The experimental data are compared with calculations considering equilibrium as well as pre-equilibrium reaction mechanism according to the hybrid model of Blann. The high energy part of the excitation functions are dominated by the pre-equilibrium reaction mechanism. Calculations were done using a priori calculational method of Overlaid Alice Code of Blann. Most of the excitation functions in the energy range mentioned above could very well be fitted with the hybrid model calculation for exciton numbern=4 withn n=2 andn p=2. The overall agreement with the theory is good. Certain discrepancies for example121Sb(α, p3n)121Te excitation function, indicate that the production mechanism is different from the one presumed for the calculation.
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Ismail, M. Hybrid model analysis of the excitation function for alpha induced reaction on121Sb and123Sb. Pramana - J. Phys. 32, 605–618 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847385
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Keywords
- Hybrid model
- stacked foil technique
- detector efficiency
- isotope production
- pre-equilibrium decay
- overland alice code