Proton and deuteron induced reactions on ^natGa: Experimental and calculated excitation functions

Cross-sections for reactions on ^natGa, induced by protons (up to 65 MeV) and deuterons (up to 50 MeV), producing γ-emitting radionuclides with half-lives longer than 1 h were measured in a stacked-foil irradiation using thin Ga–Ni alloy (70–30%) targets electroplated on Cu or Au backings. Excitation functions for generation of ^68,69Ge, ^66,67,68,72Ga and ^65,69mZn on ^natGa are discussed, relative to the monitor reactions ^natAl(d,x)^24,22Na, ^natAl(p,x)^24,22Na, ^natCu(p,x)⁶²Zn and ^natNi(p,x)⁵⁷Ni. The results are compared to our earlier measurements, the scarce literature values and to the results of the code TALYS 1.6 (online database TENDL-2014)