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Activation cross-section data for \(\alpha \)-particle-induced nuclear reactions on natural vanadium for practical applications

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Excitation functions for \(\alpha \)-induced reactions on natural vanadium were measured in the energy range up to 20 MeV. The stacked-foil activation technique was used. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical calculations using EMPIRE-3.1, EMPIRE-3.2.2 and TENDL 2015, and with earlier experimental results. Thick target yields were calculated for the production of \(^{54}\hbox {Mn}\) and for the associated impurity \(^{52}\hbox {Mn}\).

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This work was supported and funded by Hungarian Scholarship Board through the Balassi Institute, Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Hungarian Academy of Science and the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research& Technology (ASRT). The authors acknowledge the staff and operators of Debrecen cyclotron for their help in performing irradiations. One of the authors (B M Ali) greatly appreciate the hospitality and support of the Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Debrecen.

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  1. Physics Department (Cyclotron Facility), Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt

    B M Ali, M Al-Abyad & U Seddik

  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    S U El-Kameesy

  3. Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary

    F Ditrói, S Takács & F Tárkányi

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Ali, B.M., Al-Abyad, M., Seddik, U. et al. Activation cross-section data for \(\alpha \)-particle-induced nuclear reactions on natural vanadium for practical applications. Pramana - J Phys 90, 41 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-018-1527-z

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