Eur. Phys. J. A (2017) 53: 100
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2017-12287-4

Regular Article - Experimental Physics

Excitation function of alpha-particle-induced reactions on ^natNi from threshold to 44 MeV

¹ Tandem Accelerator Facilities, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
² Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, 41566, Buk-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea
³ Institute of Experimental Physics, Debrecen University, H-4001, Debrecen, Hungary

^* e-mail: md.shuzauddin@yahoo.com

Received: 12 January 2017
Accepted: 14 April 2017
Published online: 18 May 2017

Abstract

Excitation functions of the ^natNi(,x)^62,63,65Zn, ^natNi(,x)^56,57Ni and ^natNi(,x)^56,57,58m+gCo reactions were measured from the respective thresholds to 44MeV using the stacked-foil activation technique. The tests for the beam characterization are described. The radioactivity was measured using HPGe -ray detectors. Theoretical calculations on -particles-induced reactions on ^natNi were performed using the nuclear model code TALYS-1.8. A few results are new, the others strengthen the database. Our experimental data were compared with results of nuclear model calculations and described the reaction mechanism.