Table 2.
Established and alternative production methods for the four terbium isotopes.
| Isotope | Nuclear reactions | Production facility | Incident particle energy | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149Tb | Ta(p,sp)149Tb | Synchrotron | 1.4 GeV (CERN) | Allen et al.8 |
| 151Eu(3He, 5n)149Tb | Cyclotron | 40–70 MeV | Zagryadskii et al.14 | |
| 152Tb | Ta(p,sp)152Tb | Synchrotron | 1.4 GeV (CERN) | Allen et al.8 |
| 155Gd(p,4n)152Tb | Cyclotron | 39 MeV | Steyn et al.9 | |
| 155Tb | Ta(p,sp)155Tb | Synchrotron | 1.4 GeV (CERN) | Allen et al.8 |
| 155Gd(p,n)155Tb | Cyclotron | 11 MeV | Vermeulen et al.13 | |
| 153Eu(ɑ,n)155Tb | Cyclotron | 28 MeV | Kazakov et al.12 | |
| 161Tb | 160Gd(n,γ)161Gd - > 161Tb | Nuclear reactor | (flux = 8 × 1014 neutrons cm−2 s−1) | Lehenberger et al.5 |