Investigation of the production of 68Ga using pre-equilibrium models

• Some probable nuclear reactions for production of 68Ga radioisotope are investigated.
• The pre-equilibrium models are used.
• The excitation functions and emission spectra are investigated.
• The best reaction to produce 68Ga for using in the PET process is suggested.

In this study, some nuclear reactions for the production of 68Ga radioisotope are investigated using pre-equilibrium nuclear reaction models. For this aim, by the pre-equilibrium reaction mechanisms, the excitation functions and emission spectra of some nuclear reactions for the production of 68Ga radioisotope are calculated. These calculations are performed in the ALICE/ASH and the TALYS 1.6 codes. The obtained results have been discussed and compared with the available experimental results.