Evaluation of nuclear reaction cross sections data for the production of 65 Zn via proton and deuteron induced reactions on nat Cu

The nat Cu(p,x) 65 Zn and nat Cu(d,x) 65 Zn reactions used for beam monitoring have been considered to evaluate. All available experimental cross-section data for nat Cu(p, x) 65 Zn and nat Cu(d, x) 65 Zn reactions have been obtained and compared with the nuclear model calculations using ALICE-IPPE and TALYS-1.9. A comparison of the previously evaluated data for these reactions under the umbrella of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is given The thick target yield (TTY) of the 65 Zn was calculated from recommended excitation functions obtained by a modified statistical procedure. Analyses of the radio-impurities have been done. Assessment of 65 Zn yields and related radionuclide impurities suggest that nat Cu(p,x) 65 Zn process over the energy range of 20 → 9 MeV could be a method of choice for the for the higher accuracy of beam monitoring.