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Activation cross section data of proton induced nuclear reactions on lanthanum in the 34–65 MeV energy range and application for production of medical radionuclides

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Activation cross sections of the natLa(p,x)139,137m,137g,135,134,133mCe, natLa(p,x)135,134,133La and 133m,133g,131Ba nuclear reactions have been measured experimentally, for the first time (except 139Ce). Cross-sections in the 34–64 MeV energy range were obtained through an activation method combining the stacked foil irradiation technique and gamma-ray spectrometry. The experimental cross sections were compared with the theoretical prediction in the TENDL-2014 and TENDL-2015, TALYS based libraries. Applications in the field of medical radionuclides production is discussed.

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This work was done in the frame of MTA-FWO (Vlaanderen) research projects. The authors acknowledge the support of research projects and of their respective institutions in providing the materials and the facilities for this work.

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    F. Tárkányi, F. Ditrói & S. Takács

  2. Cyclotron Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

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Tárkányi, F., Hermanne, A., Ditrói, F. et al. Activation cross section data of proton induced nuclear reactions on lanthanum in the 34–65 MeV energy range and application for production of medical radionuclides. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 312, 691–704 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5253-7

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