Cross sections and thick target yields of (d,xn) reactions on natural lead

Abstract

Target foil stacks of lead were bombarded with beams of deuterons at incident energies <= 27.5 MeV. Excitation functions for the production of 203Bi, 204Bi, 205Bi, 206Bi, and 207Bi by (d,xn) reactions were determined. On the basis of the cross sections, the thick target yields and saturation production rates of 205Bi, 206Bi and 207Bi have been evaluated.