Dose Estimations for Light- and Heavy-Ion Reactions Producing ^57,58Co

Producing isotopes is a crucial aspect of nuclear science, and ^57,58Co are important for detector calibration and cancer treatment. Four different reactions were investigated with the aim of producing ^57,58Co: ^natFe(d,x)^57,58Co, ^natFe(p,x)^57,58Co, ⁵⁵Mn(α,x)^57,58Co, and ⁵²Cr(⁷Li,x)^57,58Co. Prior to any irradiation performed within the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, it is mandatory to calculate prompt dose estimation. If the expected dose is too high, changes must be made to the experiment, either by lowering the beam intensity or irradiation time. Out of the four reactions, ⁵²Cr(⁷Li,x)^57,58Co was studied theoretically and the other three experimentally, where we used the number of particles produced to calculate the actual dose. Ultimately, we found that the calculated and experimental doses agreed within an order of magnitude.