Transport model predictions of 225 Ac production cross sections via energetic p, d and α irradiation of 232 Th targets

Monte Carlo transport codes PHITS and MCNP6 were used to calculate the production cross sections of Ac, Th, Ra, and Pa via the bombardment of a Th target with energetic protons, deuterons, and α-particles. The incident projectile energies ranged between 10 and 800 MeV/nucleon. When possible, the pre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Applied radiation and isotopes 2021-06, Vol.172, p.109676
Main Authors: Burahmah, N, Griswold, J R, Heilbronn, L H, Mirzadeh, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Monte Carlo transport codes PHITS and MCNP6 were used to calculate the production cross sections of Ac, Th, Ra, and Pa via the bombardment of a Th target with energetic protons, deuterons, and α-particles. The incident projectile energies ranged between 10 and 800 MeV/nucleon. When possible, the predicted production cross sections were compared with the available experimental data and other predictions. The degree of the codes' abilities to match the measured data provides a qualitative assessment of the codes' abilities to predict data from similar, but unmeasured, projectile/target systems. In addition, a comparison between calculated cross sections and data may provide insight into possible improvements in the physics models employed by those transport codes.
ISSN:1872-9800