Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2019) 134: 36
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2019-12453-1

Regular Article

-particle and deuteron induced reactions on ⁸⁹Y: Cross section measurements and theoretical investigation

¹ Physics Department (Cyclotron Facility), Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759, Cairo, Egypt
² Analytical Chemistry and Control Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 13759, Cairo, Egypt
³ Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H4026, Debrecen, Hungary

^* e-mail: alabyad_m@yahoo.com

Received: 25 March 2018
Accepted: 6 December 2018
Published online: 23 January 2019

Abstract

The excitation functions of ⁸⁹Y(,n) ^92mNb, ⁸⁹Y(d,)^87mSr, ⁸⁹Y(d,2n)^89cumZr and ⁸⁹Y(d,p)^90mY nuclear reactions using 10 MeV deuterons and 20 MeV -particles were measured. Thin samples of Y₂O₃ were prepared on Al substrates using the sedimentation method. Two different stacks were irradiated for each nuclear reaction to cover all the energy range from threshold to maximum energy of the incident particle. Model calculations of the excitation functions of the above-mentioned nuclear reactions were performed using TALYS-1.6 and EMPIRE-3.2 codes. Variation of the input parameters on the TALYS code results were investigated by using different optical model parameters (OMP). The integral thick target yields were estimated for the investigated reactions based on the proposed average excitation functions.