Ion beam activation of natCu, natTi, natNi and measurement of product formation cross sections at low energy (<10 MeV).

In this study we investigated the production cross sections of ^natCu(p, x)^63,65Zn, ^natTi(p, x)⁴⁸V, ^natNi(p, x)⁵⁵Co,⁶¹Cu and ^natCu(α, x)^66,67,68Ga, ^natTi(α, x)^49,51Cr, ^natNi(α, x)^63,65Zn reactions in the low energy range using the foil activation technique. The samples were activated in vacuum at 5 MV tandem (Pelletron) accelerator installed at National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan. The reaction products were identified with the help of off-line gamma ray spectroscopy system connected with Genie 2000 software. The data analysis revealed the production of different radioisotopes that have valuable importance in monitoring charged-particle beams and medical applications. The measured results were verified by comparing them with earlier evaluated data as well as with the theoretical values given in the TENDL-library based on TALYS-1.9 code calculations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]