Eur. Phys. J. A (2017) 53: 107
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2017-12296-3

Regular Article - Experimental Physics

Experimental study and nuclear model calculations of ³He-induced nuclear reactions on zinc

¹ Physics Department (Cyclotron Facility), Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759, Cairo, Egypt
² Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI), H4026, Debrecen, Hungary

^* e-mail: alabyad_m@yahoo.com

Received: 4 March 2017
Accepted: 24 April 2017
Published online: 25 May 2017

Abstract

Excitation functions of ³He -induced nuclear reactions on natural zinc were measured using the standard stacked-foil technique and high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. From their threshold energies up to 27MeV, the cross-sections for ^natZn (³He,xn) ⁶⁹Ge, ^natZn(³He,xnp) ^66,67,68Ga, and ^natZn(³He,x)^62,65Zn reactions were measured. The nuclear model codes TALYS-1.6, EMPIRE-3.2 and ALICE-IPPE were used to describe the formation of these products. The present data were compared with the theoretical results and with the available experimental data. Integral yields for some important radioisotopes were determined.