Cross-section for proton-tritium scattering from 1.4 to 3.4 MeV at the laboratory angle of 165°

The elastic scattering cross-section for proton scattering from tritium was measured at a laboratory angle of 165° and over an incident proton energy range from 1.4 to 3.4 MeV. A thin solid target containing 1.62 × 10¹⁷ T atoms/cm² was prepared by absorption of tritium into a film of titanium on aluminium foil backing. The cross-section increases almost linearly with decreasing energy in the higher energy region of 2-3.4 MeV. The currently measured cross-section data are compared with data available in the literature values and they show a similarly linear trend in a similar higher energy range. The maximum difference in the cross-section at almost the same scattering angle between current data and the previous results is no worse than 2.3%.     

Measurements of the elastic scattering cross sections for proton on T, He

The cross sections for the elastic scattering of protons from tritium at 151° and from helium at 155° angles in the laboratory frame, over the energy range of 1.2-3.4 MeV, have been measured in the present work, as a supplement to previous cross section measurements determined at different scattering angles recently. The currently measured cross section data are compared to data available in literature. The cross section enhancement was also investigated for both reactions. It was found that over the whole measured energy range, the elastic cross section for protons on tritium increases linearly with energy and is about 1000 times greater than the Rutherford cross section at 3.4 MeV. On the other hand, in the case of the elastic scattering of protons from helium, the cross section below 2.3 MeV increases almost linearly, and reaches a maximum of about 300 mb/str at the energy of 2.4 MeV for the scattering angle of 165°, and then, after this energy, it keeps oscillating around the maximum.     

Helium elastic scattering from carbon for 30° to 150° in the energy region from 2 to 4.8 MeV

The differential cross-sections for elastic scattering of ⁴He ions by carbon atoms were measured at scattering angles of 30°, 45°, 60°, 135° and 150° in the energy range from 2 to 4.8 MeV. Up to now mostly data for angles larger than 150° were published in the literature. A thick carbon target with a thin evaporated Cu layer on the surface was used for the measurement. The number of impinging projectiles was obtained from the He ions scattered by the Cu layer assuming Rutherford cross-sections. The carbon scattering cross-sections were then obtained from comparison of measured He energy spectra with the simulated ones. Above 2 MeV all evaluated cross-sections become non-Rutherford. Deviations from Rutherford cross-sections are about 50% for 30° scattering angle and amount up to a factor 30 for 150° scattering angle. The measured experimental cross-sections were compared with the calculated theoretical cross-sections and already published data. Satisfactory agreement was obtained for all measured scattering angles and energies.     

Investigation of the Zn(p, 2p)Cu nuclear reaction: New measurements up to 40 MeV and compilation up to 100 MeV

The excitation function was measured for the ⁶⁸Zn(p, 2p)⁶⁷Cu nuclear reaction from its threshold energy up to 40 MeV. Nine pieces of highly enriched ⁶⁸Zn (>98%) metal foils were irradiated to obtain reliable cross-sections using the usual stacked-foil technique. All foils were subjected to high efficiency radiochemical separation before the activity measurements. A critical compilation of the available experimental cross-section results was also performed. Thick target yields of ⁶⁷Cu and the longer-lived copper radio-contaminants (⁶¹Cu and ⁶⁴Cu) were calculated using the reliable literature results up to 100 MeV. Additionally, EOB (End Of Bombardment) contamination levels as a function of bombarding energy and irradiation time were deduced.     

Oxygen deficiency and excess of rutile titania (1 1 0) surfaces analyzed by ion scattering coupled with elastic recoil detection

Oxygen deficiency and excess of rutile titania (TiO₂) surfaces are important factors for catalytic activities of metal nano-particles on the TiO₂ supports. Medium energy ion scattering (MEIS; 80 keV He⁺) coupled with elastic recoil detection analysis (ERD; 150 keV Ne⁺) can determine the numbers of bridging O (O_br) vacancies (V_O) and excess O atoms adsorbed on the 5-fold Ti rows of TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces. The amounts of V_O and adsorbed O were derived by H₂O and ¹⁸O₂ exposure followed by ERD and MEIS analyses, respectively. The present analysis revealed that only about a half of V_O are filled and a comparable amount of O atoms are adsorbed on the reduced TiO₂(1 1 0) surface after exposure to O₂ (1000 L; 1 L = 1 × 10⁻⁶ Torr s) at room temperature (RT). We also detected the adsorbed O for the hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) after ¹⁸O₂ exposure at RT. Finally, it is shown that the O adsorbed on the Ti rows reacts with CO probably to form CO₂ at RT. Based on the results obtained here, we clarify the reason why only a half of V_O are filled by exposing reduced surface to O₂ at RT and what is the primary source of subsurface excess electronic charge, which acts as a leading part of the surface electrochemistry and gives the defect state in the band gap seen in the valence band spectra for reduced and hydroxylated TiO₂(1 1 0) surfaces.     

Measurement of (p,p) elastic differential cross-sections for carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, aluminium and silicon in the 500–2500 keV range at 140° and 178° laboratory scattering angles

We measured the (p,p) elastic scattering cross-sections of natural samples of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, aluminium and silicon at energies ranging between 500 and 2500 keV and at laboratory scattering angles of 178° and 140°. Results are compared with previous literature data and simulations and are presented in graphical form. The measured cross-sections have been used to simulate spectra taken from know samples and have been found appropriate for quantitative calculations.     

Cross-section measurements for (n, 2n), (n,p) and (n, α) reactions on strontium isotopes at the neutron energy about 14 MeV

Cross-sections for ⁸⁴Sr(n, 2n)⁸³Sr, ⁸⁶Sr(n, 2n)^85mSr, ⁸⁶Sr(n, 2n)⁸⁵Sr, ⁸⁸Sr(n, 2n)^87mSr, ⁸⁴Sr(n, p)⁸⁴Rb, ⁸⁶Sr(n, p)⁸⁶Rb, ⁸⁸Sr(n, p)⁸⁸Rb and ⁸⁸Sr(n, α)^85mKr reactions have been measured at neutron energies from 13.5 to 14.6 MeV using activation technique and by means of γ-ray spectrometry. The neutron flux was determined using the monitor reaction ⁹³Nb(n, 2n)^92mNb and the neutron energies were measured by the method of cross-section ratios for ⁹⁰Zr(n, 2n)⁸⁹Zr to ⁹³Nb (n, 2n)^92mNb reactions. The results of present work are compared with data published previously.     

Excitation functions and isotopic effects in (n, p) reactions for stable nickel isotopes from reaction threshold to 20 MeV

The excitation function for (n, p) reactions from reaction threshold to 20 MeV on five nickel isotopes viz; ⁵⁸Ni, ⁶⁰Ni, ⁶¹Ni, ⁶²Ni and ⁶⁴Ni were calculated using Talys-1.0 nuclear model code involving the fixed set of global parameters. A good agreement between the calculated and measured data is obtained with minimum effort on parameter fitting and only one free parameter called ‘Shell damping factor’. This is of importance to the validation of nuclear model approaches with increased predictive power. The systematic decrease in (n, p) cross-sections with increasing neutron number in reactions induced by neutrons on isotopes of nickel is explained in terms of the proton separation energy and the pre-equilibrium model. The compound nucleus and pre-equilibrium reaction mechanism as well as the isotopic effects were also studied.     

Grazing scattering of 1-2 MeV HeH ions from KCl(0 0 1): Effect of surface track potential

Three dimensional (3D) distributions (energy E, scattering angle θ and azimuth angle φ) of the fragment protons dissociated from HeH⁺ during grazing angle scattering from a KCl(0 0 1) are measured using a magnetic spectrometer in order to study the effect of the surface track potential. The distributions of the fragment protons scattered from a SnTe(0 0 1) are also measured as a reference. Although the observed distributions for KCl(0 0 1) and SnTe(0 0 1) are basically the same, there is small differences, especially in the scattering angle distribution. While the fragment protons are scattered at the specular angle from SnTe(0 0 1), the protons are scattered at slightly larger angles from KCl(0 0 1). The observed angular shift is more pronounced for the trailing protons than the leading protons. It is also found that the angular shift increases with decreasing ion energy. The observed angular shift can be qualitatively explained by the surface track potential induced by the partner He ions using a simple model of the surface track potential.     

Cross-section measurements for the Mo (n,p) Nb reaction at the neutron energies from 13.6 to 14.9 MeV

Cross sections were measured at neutron energies from 13.6 to 14.9 MeV for the reaction ⁹⁷Mo(n,p)^97mNb leading to isomer of Niobium-97 isotope. The production of relatively short-lived isomer activity and the spectra accumulation have been carried out by cyclic activation method. Corrections were made for the effects of gamma ray attenuation, random coincidence summing (pulse pileup), dead time, neutron flux fluctuations and scattered low energy neutron contribution. Statistical model calculations for which the pre-equilibrium emission effects are taken into consideration were also performed for the investigated reaction between 13.0 and 15.0 MeV neutron energy range.     

Experimental study of the Ho(d, 2n) and Ho(d, p) nuclear reactions up to 20 MeV for production of the therapeutic radioisotopes Er and Ho

The radioisotope ¹⁶⁵Er (T_1/2 = 10.36 h) is a candidate for Auger-electron therapy. The β⁻-emitting ^166gHo (T_1/2 = 26.83 h) is now being explored for various therapeutic applications. In the frame of our systematic study of charged particle production routes of therapeutic radionuclides the excitation functions of the ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, 2n)¹⁶⁵Er and ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, p)^166gHo reactions were measured up to 20 MeV by using a stacked foil irradiation technique and X/γ-ray spectroscopy. The excitation function of the ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, 2n)¹⁶⁵Er reaction was measured for the first time while for the ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, p)^166gHo reaction only a single dataset of earlier measured cross-sections was found. The measured excitation functions were compared to the results of different nuclear reaction model codes. The calculated thick target yield of the ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, 2n) reaction is significantly higher over the optimal energy range than that for the ¹⁶⁵Ho(p, n) reaction investigated earlier by us. The integral yield of the ¹⁶⁵Ho(d, p)^166gHo reaction is rather low compared to the established ¹⁶⁵Ho(n, γ)¹⁶⁶Ho reaction in a nuclear reactor.     

Alkali ion scattering from Ag(0 0 1) and Ag thin films at low and hyperthermal energies

We have investigated the scattering of K⁺ and Cs⁺ ions from a single crystal Ag(0 0 1) surface and from a Ag-Si(1 0 0) Schottky diode structure. For the K⁺ ions, incident energies of 25 eV to 1 keV were used to obtain energy-resolved spectra of scattered ions at θ_i = θ_f = 45°. These results are compared to the classical trajectory simulation safari and show features indicative of light atom-surface scattering where sequential binary collisions can describe the observed energy loss spectra. Energy-resolved spectra obtained for Cs⁺ ions at incident energies of 75 eV and 200 eV also show features consistent with binary collisions. However, for this heavy atom-surface scattering system, the dominant trajectory type involves at least two surface atoms, as large angular deflections are not classically allowed for any single scattering event. In addition, a significant deviation from the classical double-collision prediction is observed for incident energies around 100 eV, and molecular dynamics studies are proposed to investigate the role of collective lattice effects. Data are also presented for the scattering of K⁺ ions from a Schottky diode structure, which is a prototype device for the development of active targets to probe energy loss at a surface.     

Negative ions, energy loss, and electron emission during grazing scattering of fast H and He atoms from a clean and oxidized NiAl(1 1 0) surface

Negative ion fractions, projectile energy loss, and the emission of electrons is studied for grazing scattering of hydrogen and helium atoms/ions from a clean and oxidized NiAl(1 1 0) surface. Making use of translation energy spectroscopy and the coincident detection of the number of emitted electrons we have studied the electronic interaction mechanisms for the change from a clean metal target to an insulator surface via the preparation of a well defined ultrathin alumina film on top of the metal substrate. We find that already for a monolayer thick oxide film the characteristic different features of electronic processes for the surface of an insulator crystal are present.     

Excitation functions of (p,x) reactions on natural nickel up to 40 MeV

Production cross-sections of the residual radionuclides for the ^natNi(p,x)^{55,56,57,58 m + g}Co, ^56,57Ni nuclear reactions were measured up to 40 MeV by using a stacked-foil activation technique at the MC-50 cyclotron of the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences. The results were compared with the reported experimental data as well as the theoretical calculations based on the TALYS and the ALICE-IPPE codes. The present results are in general good agreement with the other experimental data and calculated results. The integral yields for thick target were also deduced from the measured excitation functions of the produced radionuclides. The present experimental results will play an important role in enrichment of the literature data base for proton-induced reactions on natural nickel leading to various applications.     

Classical and quantum mechanical rainbow-scattering of fast He atoms from a KCl(0 0 1) surface

Fast He atoms with energies from 200 eV up to 16 keV are scattered under grazing polar angles of incidence from a flat and clean KCl(0 0 1) surface. For scattering along low-index directions (axial surface channeling) we observe pronounced peaks in the angular distributions of scattered projectiles which can be attributed to rainbow scattering. From classical and semiclassical trajectory calculations based on individual Hartree-Fock pair and density functional theory (DFT) potentials, we obtain corresponding rainbow angles for comparison with the experimental data. The calculations were performed taking into account the rumpling of K and Cl in the topmost surface layer. Fair agreement with the experimental data is found for scattering along 〈1 0 0〉 for DFT as well as individual pair potentials calculated from Hartree-Fock wave functions.     

Excitation functions of (n,p) reactions for stable isotopes of Cr,Fe and Ni from threshold to 20 MeV

The excitation functions of (n,p) reactions for the stable isotopes of Cr, Fe and Ni were calculated using EMPIRE 3.0 β1 (ARCOLE) from threshold to 20 MeV. The cross-sections are calculated using full featured Hauser–Feshbach statistical model with pre-equilibrium effects by invoking DEGAS option in the code. A good agreement between the calculated and experimental data (EXFOR data base) as well as evaluated data is obtained with option of neutron and proton potentials by Koning (Global) and HFB parity dependent nuclear level density. This is an important step to the validation of nuclear model with superior predictive power. The compound nucleus and pre-equilibrium reaction mechanisms as well as the isotopic effects were also studied.     

Evaluations of proton inelastic mean free paths for 12 elemental solids over the energy range from 0.05 to 10 MeV

The systematical calculations of the inelastic mean free paths (MFPs) of 0.05-10 MeV protons in 12 elemental solids (Al, Si, Ni, Cu, Mo, Rh, Ag, W, Os, Ir, Pt, Au) have been performed. The calculations are based on the algorithm derived from Ashley’s optical-data model including the higher-order corrections to stopping power (SP) for protons. The prominence and necessity of the higher-order corrections are demonstrated by calculating the proton SPs for the 12 solids using Ashley’s optical-data model and by comparing the calculated SPs with the experimental results, the tabulated values and other corresponding theoretical evaluations. The algorithm of evaluating the proton inelastic MFP is described. In this algorithm, the Barkas-effect correction and the Bloch correction are taken into account, the minimum impact parameter from Lindhard is used in the Barkas-effect correction, and an empirical estimation of a free parameter involved in the Bloch correction to the inelastic MFP is proposed. The evaluated inelastic MFPs of 0.05-10 MeV protons for the 12 solids under two different cases, i.e. the higher-order corrections not being considered and the Barkas-effect correction and the Bloch correction being included, are presented in the tabulated form and are first results for these solids. These numerical results provide an alternative basic data for the Monte Carlo studies on low-energy proton transport in these 12 solids.