Evaluation of nuclear reaction cross section data for the production of 87Y and 88Y via proton, deuteron and alpha-particle induced transmutations

• Nuclear model calculations on 87Sr(p, n)87Y, 88Sr(p, xn)87,88Y, natZr(d, xn)87,88Y and 85Rb(α, xn)87,88Y reactions using the codes ALICE, TALYS and EMPIRE.
• Calculation of thick target yields of 87,88Y and comparison with the literature yield.
• Analysis of radionuclidic impurities associated with 87Sr(p, n)87Y, 88Sr(p, xn)87,88Y, natZr(d, xn)87,88Y and 85Rb(α, xn)87,88Y reactions.
• Comparison of production routes of 87,88Y for medical application.

Proton, deuteron and alpha-particle induced reactions on 87,88Sr, natZr and 85Rb targets were evaluated for the production of 87,88Y. The literature data were compared with nuclear model calculations using the codes ALICE-IPPE, TALYS 1.6 and EMPIRE 3.2. The evaluated cross sections were generated; therefrom thick target yields of 87,88Y were calculated. Analysis of radio-yttrium impurities and yield showed that the 87Sr(p, n)87Y and 88Sr(p, n)88Y reactions are the best routes for the production of 87Y and 88Y respectively. The calculated yield for the 87Sr(p, n)87Y reaction is 104 MBq/μAh in the energy range of 14→2.7 MeV. Similarly, the calculated yield for the 88Sr(p, n)88Y reaction is 3.2 MBq/μAh in the energy range of 15→7 MeV.