Assessment of experimental d-PIGE γ-ray production cross sections for 12C, 14N and 16O and comparison with absolute thick target yields

Abstract Measured differential cross sections for deuteron induced γ-ray emission from the reactions 12 C(d,pγ) 13 C, ( E γ  = 3089 keV), 14 N(d,pγ) 15 N ( E γ  = 8310 keV) and 16 O(d,pγ) 17 O ( E γ  = 871 keV) available in the literature were assessed. In order to cross check the assessed γ-ray production cross section data, thick target γ-yields calculated from the differential cross sections were compared with available measured thick target yields. Recommended differential cross section data for each reaction were deduced for particle induced γ-ray emission (PIGE) applications.