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Measurement of the excitation functions for \(^{nat}\)Ni(\(\alpha \),x) reactions with detailed covariance analysis

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We measured production cross sections of \(^{56}\)Co, \(^{57}\)Co, \(^{58}\)Co, \(^{65}\)Zn and \(^{67}\)Cu radioisotopes from \(\alpha \)-induced reactions of \(^{nat}\)Ni by using a stacked-foil activation technique and offline \(\gamma \)-ray spectroscopy technique. The results were compared with the available experimental data as well as the theoretical calculations based on the TALYS\(-\)1.9 code. The present results in the energy region from 19 MeV to 40 MeV are in consistent with the existing experimental data and the calculated results. The measured cross-sections are reported along with their uncertainties and covariance matrix after a thorough uncertainty propagation using covariance analysis. The present experimental results will significantly contribute to enlarging the literature database for \(\alpha \)-induced reactions on \(^{nat}\)Ni, leading to a variety of applications.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: All data that support the findings of this study are included within the article.]

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Acknowledgements

One of the authors (A. Kumar) would like to thank the UGC-DAE Consortium for scientific research [Grant No. UGC-DAE-CSR-KC/CRS/19 NP03/0913], and Institutions of Eminence (IoE) BHU (Sanction No. 6031) for the financial support for this work. We acknowledge the kind support provided by Prof. A. K. Tyagi, Director, Chemistry Group, BARC, Mumbai and Prof. Chandana Bhattacharya, Head, Experimental Nuclear Physics Division, VECC, Kolkata towards the successful execution of the experiment. We would also like to thank the Cyclotron (K-130) staff, VECC, Kolkata for providing us with high-quality beams during the experiment.

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  1. Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

    Namrata Singh, Mahesh Choudhary, A. Gandhi, Aman Sharma, Mahima Upadhyay, Punit Dubey, Rebecca Pachuau & A. Kumar

  2. Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, 700064, India

    S. Dasgupta & J. Datta

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Singh, N., Choudhary, M., Gandhi, A. et al. Measurement of the excitation functions for \(^{nat}\)Ni(\(\alpha \),x) reactions with detailed covariance analysis. Eur. Phys. J. A 60, 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-024-01247-0

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