Alpha-induced reactions on selenium between 11 and 15 MeV

Abstract

The production of 77,79,85,85mKr and 77Br via the reaction Se( ) was investigated between and 15 MeV using the activation technique. The irradiation of natural selenium targets on aluminum backings was conducted at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig, Germany. The spectroscopic analysis of the reaction products was performed using a high-purity germanium detector located at PTB and a low energy photon spectrometer detector at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. Thick-target yields were determined. The corresponding energy-dependent production cross sections of 77,79,85,85mKr and 77Br were calculated from the thick-target yields. Good agreement between experimental data and theoretical predictions using the TALYS-1.6 code was found.

Cross section of $α$-induced reactions on iridium isotopes obtained from thick target yield measurement for the astrophysical $γ$ process

“…The number of target atoms is maximized in this way and does not limit the yield to be measured. In γ process relevant studies the thick target yield technique was applied recently only in the lower mass range [25,26]. This study is the pioneering work in the heavy mass range.…”