Abstract
Excitation function of the (54)Fe(p,α)51Mn reaction was measured from 9.5 to 18 MeV E0,p+ by activating a foil stack of (54)Fe electrodeposited on copper substrates. Residual radionuclides were quantified by HPGe gamma ray spectrometry. Both (51)Mn (t (1/2) = 46.2 min, 〈Eβ+〉 = 963.7 keV , Iβ+ = 97% ; E (γ) = 749.1 keV, I (γ) = 0.265%) and its radioactive daughter, (51)Cr (t (1/2) = 27.704d, E (γ) = 320.1 keV, I (γ) = 9.91%), were used to indirectly quantify formation of (51)Mn. Results agree within uncertainty to the only other measurement in literature and predictions of default TALYS theoretical code. Final relative uncertainties are within ±12%.