Cross sections of the 36Ar(d,α)34mCl, 40Ar(d,α)38Cl, and 40Ar(d,p)41Ar nuclear reactions below 8.4 MeV

Appl Radiat Isot. 2012 Feb;70(2):355-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.10.003. Epub 2011 Oct 18.

Abstract

We have measured the cross section for production of the medically interesting isotope (34m)Cl, along with (38)Cl and (41)Ar, using deuteron bombardments of (36)Ar and (40)Ar below 8.4 MeV. ALICE/ASH analytical codes were employed to determine the shape of nuclear excitation functions, and experiments were performed using the University of Wisconsin tandem electrostatic accelerator to irradiate thin targets of argon gas.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Argon / chemistry*
  • Chlorine / chemistry*
  • Cyclotrons
  • Isotopes
  • Nuclear Physics*
  • Radiochemistry / methods*
  • Radioisotopes*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Isotopes
  • Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Chlorine
  • Argon