Measurement and simulation of the cross sections for nuclide production in [sup.56]Fe and [sup.nat]Cr targets irradiated with 0.04- to 2.6-GeV protons

The cross sections for nuclide production in thin [sup.56]Fe and [sup.nat]Cr targets irradiated by 0.04-2.6-GeV protons are measured by direct γ spectrometry using two γ spectrometers with the resolutions of 1.8 and 1.7 keV for the [sup.60]Co 1332-keV γ line. As a result, 649 yields of radioactive residual product nuclei have been obtained. The [sup.27]Al(p, x)[sup.22]Na reaction has been used as a monitor reaction. The experimental data are compared with the MCNPX (BERTINI, ISABEL), CEM03.02, INCL4.2, INCL4.5, PHITS, and CASCADE07 calculations.