The cross sections for production of ³⁹Cl, ³⁸Cl, ³⁷S, ³⁴ᵐCl, ²⁹Al, ²⁸Al, ²⁸Mg, ²⁷Mg, ²⁴Na, ²²Na, ¹⁸F, and ⁷Be from the proton spallation of argon at 310, 425, and 578 MeV are reported. Experimental production rates and experimental production ratios of the various radioisotopes to ³⁸Cl are compared to theoretical spallation yield calculations. Applications of the cross sections to health physics problems associated with high-energy accelerators and to studies of atmospheric processes are discussed.
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Brodzinski et al. (1970) studied this question.