Excitation function of the Tnati(p,x)48V,S47,46,44mc reactions within the energy range of 10-22 MeV

Abstract The production cross-sections of the V 48 , S 47 c , S 46 c , and S 44 m c residues were measured in the proton induced T n a t i reactions using the stack foil activation technique followed by the off-line γ − r a y spectrometry. The present work was carried out at 14UD BARC-TIFR Pelletron accelerator, Mumbai, India. The proton beam of 22 MeV was used for the irradiation of the samples and was degraded along the stack of target foils using aluminum (Al) degraders. The measured cross-section data were compared with the existing literature data available in EXFOR data library. The results were also compared with the theoretical values from the TALYS-1.9 and the ALICE-2014 nuclear model codes using the suitable input level density models. The pre-equilibrium contribution has also been estimated for the populated reaction residues in the present work. The present work offers a comparison between the two theoretical model codes using a similar input level density model. The reaction product S 44 m c also has some practical medical applications in nuclear medicine.