Excitation function and yield for the 103Rh(d,2n)103Pd nuclear reaction: Optimization of the production of palladium-103

Deuteron-induced nuclear reactions for the generation of 103Pd were investigated using the stacked-foil activation technique on rhodium targets at deuteron energies up to Ed = 33 MeV. The excitation functions of the reactions 103Rh(d,xn)101,103Pd, 103Rh(d,x)100g,cum,101m,g,102m,gRh and 103Rh(d,2p)103Ru have been measured, and the Thick-Target Yield for 103Pd has been calculated.