Excitation functions and yields of (d,n) and (d, 2n) reactions on natural molybdenum

The stacked foil technique was used for the determination of excitation functions of the reactions: ⁹²Mo(d, n)^93m,gTc;⁹⁸Mo(d, n)^99mTc;¹⁰⁰Mo(d, n)¹⁰⁰Mo(d, n)¹⁰¹Tc and ⁹⁴Mo(d, 2n)^94m,gTc by the irradiation of natural molybdenum by 13 MeV deuterons. The cummulative excitation functions for the production of^95m,gTc,⁹⁶Tc and^97mTc by means of the simultaneous (d, n) and (d, 2n) reactions were determined. The semiconductor γ- and X-ray spectrometry were used for the identification and for the determination of the absolute activity of technetium radioisotopes. Thick target yields and saturation production rates of^93m,gTc,^94m,gTc,^95m,gTc,⁹⁶Tc,^97mTc,^99mTc and¹⁰¹Tc have been evaluated for deuteron energies of 13.0 and 11.7 MeV.