  Cross-sections of proton induced nuclear reactions on natural thallium have
been studied for investigation of the production of the medical important 201Tl
diagnostic radioisotope. The excitation functions of 204mPb, 203Pb, 202mPb,
201Pb, 200Pb, 199Pb, 202Tl (direct, cumulative), 201Tl (direct, cumulative),
200Tl(direct), and 203Hg were measured up to 42 MeV proton energy by stacked
foil technique and activation method. The experimental data were compared with
the critically analyzed experimental data in the literature, with the IAEA
recommended data and with the results of model calculations by using the
ALICE-IPPE, EMPIRE-II and TALYS codes.
