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@ARTICLE{Qaim:819297,
      author       = {Qaim, Syed M. and Spahn, Ingo and Scholten, Bernhard and
                      Neumaier, Bernd},
      title        = {{U}ses of alpha particles, especially in nuclear reaction
                      studies and medical radionuclide production},
      journal      = {Radiochimica acta},
      volume       = {104},
      number       = {9},
      issn         = {2193-3405},
      address      = {Berlin},
      publisher    = {De Gruyter},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2016-04998},
      pages        = {601–624},
      year         = {2016},
      abstract     = {Alpha particles exhibit three important characteristics:
                      scattering, ionisation and activation. This article briefly
                      discusses those properties and outlines their major
                      applications. Among others, α-particles are used in
                      elemental analysis, investigation and improvement of
                      materials properties, nuclear reaction studies and medical
                      radionuclide production. The latter two topics, dealing with
                      activation of target materials, are treated in some detail
                      in this paper. Measurements of excitation functions of
                      α-particle induced reactions shed some light on their
                      reaction mechanisms, and studies of isomeric cross sections
                      reveal the probability of population of high-spin nuclear
                      levels. Regarding medical radionuclides, an overview is
                      presented of the isotopes commonly produced using
                      α-particle beams. Consideration is also given to some
                      routes which could be potentially useful for production of a
                      few other radionuclides. The significance of α-particle
                      induced reactions to produce a few high-spin isomeric
                      states, decaying by emission of low-energy conversion or
                      Auger electrons, which are of interest in localized internal
                      radiotherapy, is outlined. The α-particle beam, thus
                      broadens the scope of nuclear chemistry research related to
                      development of non-standard positron emitters and
                      therapeutic radionuclides.},
      cin          = {INM-5},
      ddc          = {540},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-5-20090406},
      pnm          = {573 - Neuroimaging (POF3-573)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-573},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000384108400001},
      doi          = {10.1515/ract-2015-2566},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/819297},
}