%0 Journal Article
%T Can We Extract Production Cross-Sections from Thick Target Yield Measurements? A Case Study Using Scandium Radioisotopes
%A F¨Śrid Haddad
%A Jerzy JastrzŁżbski
%A Katarzyna Szkliniarz
%A Mateusz Sitarz
%A Tomasz Matulewicz
%A Wiktor Zipper
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3020029
%X Abstract In this work, we present an attempt to estimate the reaction excitation function based on the measurements of thick target yield. We fit a function to experimental data points and then use three fitting parameters to calculate the cross-section. We applied our approach to 43Ca(p,n)43Sc, 44Ca(p,n)44gSc, 44Ca(p,n)44mSc, 48Ca(p,2n)47Sc and 48Ca(p,n)48Sc reactions. A general agreement was observed between the reconstructions and the available cross-section data. The algorithm described here can be used to roughly estimate cross-section values, but it requires improvements
%K medical Sc radioisotopes
%K radioisotope production
%K thick target yield measurements
%K cross-section reconstruction
%K numerical analysis
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/3/2/29