Demonstration of inkjet-printed targets for activation cross-section measurements: deuteron-induced reactions on strontium up to 24 MeV
Abstract
Excitation functions for the natSr(d,x) reactions producing 86m,gY, 87m,gY, and 88Y were measured up to 24-MeV deuteron energy using the stacked-foil technique and gamma-ray spectrometry. The natSr targets were prepared using an inkjet printing method to ensure sufficient uniformity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental report of excitation functions measured using inkjet-printed targets, demonstrating the applicability of this technique to cross-section measurements. The measured cross sections were discussed in comparison with literature data and TENDL-2023 predictions. Our cross sections were generally consistent with those reported in the previous study, but were slightly higher in the threshold energy region. The TENDL-2023 library generally overestimates the experimental values. We report the experimental cross sections for the natSr(d,x)86mY reaction for the first time. These measured cross sections contribute to the refinement of nuclear reaction databases for practical applications.
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BibTeX
@misc{nambu2026demonstration,
title = {{Demonstration of inkjet-printed targets for activation cross-section measurements: deuteron-induced reactions on strontium up to 24 MeV}},
author = {Akihiro Nambu and Masayuki Aikawa and Yudai Shigekawa and Yousuke Kanayama and Tomohiro Tomitsuka and Sayantani Mitra and Hiromitsu Haba},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.23605},
eprint = {2608.23605},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23605},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Demonstration of inkjet-printed targets for activation cross-section measurements: deuteron-induced reactions on strontium up to 24 MeV
AU - Akihiro Nambu
AU - Masayuki Aikawa
AU - Yudai Shigekawa
AU - Yousuke Kanayama
AU - Tomohiro Tomitsuka
AU - Sayantani Mitra
AU - Hiromitsu Haba
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/20
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.23605
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23605
AB - Excitation functions for the ^natSr(d,x) reactions producing ^86m,gY, ^87m,gY, and ^88Y were measured up to 24-MeV deuteron energy using the stacked-foil technique and gamma-ray spectrometry. The ^natSr targets were prepared using an inkjet printing method to ensure sufficient uniformity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental report of excitation functions measured using inkjet-printed targets, demonstrating the applicability of this technique to cross-section measurements. The measured cross sections were discussed in comparison with literature data and TENDL-2023 predictions. Our cross sections were generally consistent with those reported in the previous study, but were slightly higher in the threshold energy region. The TENDL-2023 library generally overestimates the experimental values. We report the experimental cross sections for the ^natSr(d,x)^86mY reaction for the first time. These measured cross sections contribute to the refinement of nuclear reaction databases for practical applications.
ER -