Recommended cross-section of the reaction below 2.5 MeV: A potential tool for quantitative analysis and depth profiling of oxygen

The cross-section of the O 16 ( p , γ ) F 17 reaction is well studied at low energies. It can be used for analytical purposes to extract the oxygen content of thin samples or surface layers of bulk samples from the measured γ - ray yield. Here we recommend absolute cross-sections for the laboratory proton energy range from 500 to 2500 keV, where the cross-sections are non-resonant and thus vary smoothly with energy.