Alpha particle induced reactions on zirconium

Target foil stacks of zirconium were bombarded with beams of alpha particles at incident energies ≤55.0 MeV. Excitation functions for the production of^99mMo,⁹⁰Mo,^97gNb,⁹⁰Nb,⁹⁵Zr,⁹²Y,^90mY and⁸⁶Y were determined. On the basis of the cross sections, the thick target yields and saturation production rates of⁹⁵Zr have been evaluated. This work was partially supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency