The results of the first photonuclear reaction performed in Turkey: the zinc example

Authors

İSMAİL BOZTOSUN
HARIS DAPO
SÜLEYMAN FATİH ÖZMEN
YİĞİT ÇEÇEN
MESUT KARAKOÇ
ABDULLAH ÇOBAN
ALP CESUR
TANFER CANER
EDİP BAYRAM
GİZEM BÜŞRA KELLER
BEYZA KÜÇÜK
ABDULLAH GÜVENDİ
MELEK DERMAN
DENİZ KAYA

DOI

10.3906/fiz-1305-19

Abstract

We have investigated the decays of several zinc isotopes produced by photonuclear reactions, which were induced by bremsstrahlung photon beams from a clinical e-linac. A photon beam of 18 MeV endpoint energy was directed at a target consisting of primarily zinc isotopes in their natural abundances. Subsequently, the induced decays of unstable zinc isotopes were measured with an HPGe detector twice, once shortly after irradiation and once on the following day. Decays of Zn-63, Zn-65, Zn-69m, and Cu-67 were measured and fitted. In addition, the gamma energy levels of the daughters of these decays were measured with good accuracy. All of the measurements were consistent with established data within error bars.

Keywords

Photonuclear reaction, photoactivation, knock-out reactions, energy levels, radioactive decay, e-linac accelerator

First Page

1

Last Page

9

Recommended Citation

BOZTOSUN, İSMAİL; DAPO, HARIS; ÖZMEN, SÜLEYMAN FATİH; ÇEÇEN, YİĞİT; KARAKOÇ, MESUT; ÇOBAN, ABDULLAH; CESUR, ALP; CANER, TANFER; BAYRAM, EDİP; KELLER, GİZEM BÜŞRA; KÜÇÜK, BEYZA; GÜVENDİ, ABDULLAH; DERMAN, MELEK; and KAYA, DENİZ (2014) "The results of the first photonuclear reaction performed in Turkey: the zinc example," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 38: No. 1, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3906/fiz-1305-19
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol38/iss1/1