Production of iodine radionuclides using Li ion beams

Nishinaka, Ichiro*; Yokoyama, Akihiko*; Washiyama, Koshin*; Makii, Hiroyuki   ; Hashimoto, Kazuyuki*

Production cross sections of iodine, tellurium and antimony radionuclides in the 24-59 MeV Li + Sn reaction have been measured by the conventional stacked foil technique with -ray spectrometry. Excitation functions of the production cross sections were compared with a statistical model calculation. The contributions of complete and incomplete fusion in the production of observed radionuclides are discussed from the view points of production routes in the nuclide chart and decays for iodine, tellurium and antimony nuclides. The integral yields of I were deduced from the calculated excitation functions in the Li induced reactions on Sn isotopes in view of the production of medically important I. The results are discussed by comparing with literature values in the other reactions.