Excitation functions of (n, p) reactions for the production of iodine isotopes used in medical applications

The cross sections of 124 Xe (n, p) 124 I, 125 Xe (n, p) 125 I, 126 Xe (n, p) 126 I, 128 Xe (n, p) 128 I, 129 Xe (n, p) 129 I, 130 Xe (n, p) 130 I, 131 Xe (n, p) 131 I, 132 Xe (n, p) 132 I, 133 Xe (n, p) 133 I, 134 Xe (n, p) 134 I and 135 Xe (n, p) 135 I for production of iodine isotopes were calculated at neutron energy ranges between 1-20 MeV with the help of three computer nuclear codes (EMPIRE 3.2.3, ALICE-ASH and TALYS 1.95). Furthermore, the cross sections were calculated by the empirical formula derived in some previous studies at 14.5 MeV. The previous calculated data from the evaluated data from the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF), such as ENDF/B-VIII.0; JEFF-3.3; ROSFOND-2010; CENDL-3.2; JENDL-4.0; JENDL-5.0; and TENDL-2021, as well as the experimental nuclear reaction cross-section data (EXFOR) about the above reactions, have been collected. In general, the calculated results by computer codes are in good agreement when compared with earlier empirical formulas, the measured values in the EXFOR library, and the evaluated data (ENDF/B-VIII.0; JEFF-3.3; JENDL-4.0; JENDL-5.0; ROSFOND-2010; CENDL-3.2; and TENDL-2021) with some exceptional.