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Proton induced reactions have been studied in the energy region from ≈7.0 to 12.5 MeV for niobium, using the stacked foil activation technique followed by gamma ray spectroscopy. The excitation functions for the production of 93mMo, 93mNb and 89gZr have been determined. The experimental data have been compared with theoretical calculations based on compound reactions in statistical equilibrium as well as on pre-equilibrium reactions.
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The authors are thankful to the Chairman, Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India) for providing necessary facilities to carry out this work. Thanks are also due to the IUC UGC-CSR Kolkata for financial support through IUC project.
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Rizvi, I.A., Kumar, K., Ahmad, T. et al. Energy dependence of pre-equilibrium emission for the (p,xn) reactions in niobium. Indian J Phys 86, 913–918 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-012-0134-y
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Keywords
- Excitation functions
- Nuclear reactions
- Niobium
- Proton induced reactions
- Stacked foil activation technique
- Pre-equilibrium emission
- GDH model