Production cross sections of 190-193Au radioisotopes produced from 11B + natW reactions up to 63 MeV projectile energy

Abstract

This paper reports a new route for production of [190][191][192][193] Au radionuclides from nat W target. For the first time the production cross section of 11 B induced reactions on tungsten for production of [190][191][192][193] Au were measured up to 63 MeV boron energy. High cross section was observed for 190,192 Au at the highest energy where as 191,193 Au showed moderate cross section values. The experimentally obtained cross sections were compared with the predictions of the PACE4 and EMPIRE3.2.2 code.