Extension of the energy range of experimental activation cross-sections data of deuteron induced nuclear reactions on indium up to 50 MeV

•Deuteron induced reactions on natural indium up to 50 MeV.•Stacked foil irradiation including monitor and energy degrader foils.•Comparison of experimental results with the theoretical model codes.•Discussion of medical application fields.

The energy range of our earlier measured activation cross-sections data of longer-lived products of deuteron induced nuclear reactions on indium were extended from 40 MeV up to 50 MeV. The traditional stacked foil irradiation technique and non-destructive gamma spectrometry were used. No experimental data were found in literature for this higher energy range. Experimental cross-sections for the formation of the radionuclides 113,110Sn, 116m,115m,114m,113m,111,110g,109In and 115Cd are reported in the 37–50 MeV energy range, for production of 110Sn and 110g,109In these are the first measurements ever. The experimental data were compared with the results of cross section calculations of the ALICE and EMPIRE nuclear model codes and of the TALYS 1.6 nuclear model code as listed in the on-line library TENDL-2014.