https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03378-z
Regular Article
Excitation functions of deuteron induced nuclear reactions on dysprosium targets for the production of the theranostic relevant isotopes of terbium
1
Department of Physics, University of Milan, via Celoria 16, I-20133, Milan, Italy
2
LASA, University of Milan and INFN-Milano, via F.lli Cervi 201, I-20090, Segrate, MI, Italy
3
Laboratoire Subatech, IN2P3-CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Nantes Université, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, 44307, Nantes, France
4
GIP Arronax, 1 rue Aronnax, 44817, Saint-Herblain, France
a
michele.colucci@unimi.it
f
simone.manenti@unimi.it
Received:
18
August
2022
Accepted:
9
October
2022
Published online:
26
October
2022
The physical properties of 
Tb enable their use in both diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the field of nuclear medicine. For this reason the optimization of the production routes of these radionuclides is of widespread interest in research. In this work, the feasibility of the production of 
Tb and 
Tb via the nuclear reactions induced by deuterons on dysprosium target with natural isotopic abundances has been discussed. The cross sections of 
Dy(d,x) reactions have been studied in the 12.5–32 MeV energetic range with the stacked-foil technique and the corresponding Thick Target Yields have been obtained. The presence of terbium and dysprosium contaminants (
Tb, 
Dy) has been evaluated too.
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