$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ Production via Proton Bombardment on Natural Antimony and Implications for Modeling Charged Particle Reactions

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Main Authors: Apgar, Catherine E., Voyles, Andrew S., Batchelder, Jon C., Cutler, Cathy S., Fox, Morgan B., Lee, Yun-Hsuan, Medvedev, Dmitri G., Morrell, Jonathan T., O'Brien, Ellen M., Skulski, Michael, Vermeulen, C. Etienne, Bernstein, Lee A.
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author Apgar, Catherine E.
Voyles, Andrew S.
Batchelder, Jon C.
Cutler, Cathy S.
Fox, Morgan B.
Lee, Yun-Hsuan
Medvedev, Dmitri G.
Morrell, Jonathan T.
O'Brien, Ellen M.
Skulski, Michael
Vermeulen, C. Etienne
Bernstein, Lee A.
author_facet Apgar, Catherine E.
Voyles, Andrew S.
Batchelder, Jon C.
Cutler, Cathy S.
Fox, Morgan B.
Lee, Yun-Hsuan
Medvedev, Dmitri G.
Morrell, Jonathan T.
O'Brien, Ellen M.
Skulski, Michael
Vermeulen, C. Etienne
Bernstein, Lee A.
contents $\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119}Sb}$, the latter of which is produced via a $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ generator, are promising radionuclides for the targeted treatment of both osteoarthritis and small mass tumors via Auger therapy. Experiments were conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure the $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ cross sections for incident proton energies up to 200 MeV. Additional measurements for co-produced isotopes are included as well. In addition to this dataset, this paper investigates improvements for proton-induced reaction modeling capabilities through comparison of these experimental dataset against theoretical models in TALYS 1.95. Parameter adjustments affecting level density, optical model potential, and pre-equilibrium emission were explored, with a goodness-of-fit metric established by the largest independent cross section channels and cross-validated with remaining channels.
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spellingShingle $\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ Production via Proton Bombardment on Natural Antimony and Implications for Modeling Charged Particle Reactions
Apgar, Catherine E.
Voyles, Andrew S.
Batchelder, Jon C.
Cutler, Cathy S.
Fox, Morgan B.
Lee, Yun-Hsuan
Medvedev, Dmitri G.
Morrell, Jonathan T.
O'Brien, Ellen M.
Skulski, Michael
Vermeulen, C. Etienne
Bernstein, Lee A.
Nuclear Experiment
$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119}Sb}$, the latter of which is produced via a $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ generator, are promising radionuclides for the targeted treatment of both osteoarthritis and small mass tumors via Auger therapy. Experiments were conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure the $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ cross sections for incident proton energies up to 200 MeV. Additional measurements for co-produced isotopes are included as well. In addition to this dataset, this paper investigates improvements for proton-induced reaction modeling capabilities through comparison of these experimental dataset against theoretical models in TALYS 1.95. Parameter adjustments affecting level density, optical model potential, and pre-equilibrium emission were explored, with a goodness-of-fit metric established by the largest independent cross section channels and cross-validated with remaining channels.
title $\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ Production via Proton Bombardment on Natural Antimony and Implications for Modeling Charged Particle Reactions
topic Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13948