Table 3.
Available production cross section data of terbium radionuclides.
| Nuclear reaction | Projectile energy, MeV | Cross section (σmax), mb | Comment | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152Gd(p,4n)149Tb | 41.31 | 248 | (33) | |
| 155Gd(p,4n)152Tb | 48.2 | 821 | ||
| natGd (p,x)149Tb | 69.8 | 7 | 150, 151, 153Tb will also be produced in considerable amount | (36) |
| natGd (p,x)152Tb | 114 | |||
| 152Gd(p,n)152Tb | 8 | 101 | 153Tb is co-produced with 4 mb cross section | (34) |
| 159Tb(p,n)152Tb | 97 | 244 | (50) | |
| natGd (d,x)152, 155, 161Tb | 49.2 | 152Tb = 98.2 | 151, 154, 156, 160Tb isotopes are co-produced | (37) |
| 42.1 | 155Tb = 376 | |||
| 10.9 | 161Tb = 234 | |||
| natGd (d,x)152, 161Tb | 21.1 | 155Tb = 269 | 156, 160Tb isotopes are co-produced | (38) |
| 9.6 | 161Tb = 39 | |||
| natGd (d,x)152, 155Tb | 33.34 | 152Tb = 14.4 | 153, 154m1, 154m2, 156g, 160Tb and 153, 159Gd isotopes are co-produced in high quantity | (39) |
| 24.56 | 155Tb = 317.7 | |||
| natGd (a,x)155Tb | 73.4 | 304.43 | (51) | |
| 141Pr(12C,xn)149Tb | 77.4 | 408 | (44) | |
| 141Pr(14N,p5n)149Tb | 101 | 220 | ||
| 141Pr(12C,xn)149−151Tb | 62.1 | 149Tb = 27.3 | Very high production cross section of 149Gd | (45) |
| 52.9 | 150Tb = 36.4 | |||
| 54.1 | 151Tb = 32.7 | |||
| 152Sm(7Li,4n)155Tb | 38 | 669 | (52) |