The accurate prediction of formation cross sections of isotopes produced in spallation and fission reactions at intermediate energies is of extreme importance for the design of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS). A dedicated experimental program, devoted to reaching a full comprehension of the proton-induced spallation reactions, started in 1996 at the GSI. The RESPA project is part of this large campaign of measurements.

In the RESPA project the spallation of ¹³⁶Xe in proton and deuterium targets at the imping energy of 500 MeV per nucleon was studied experimentally. The experiment was performed at the FRagment Separator (FRS) at GSI.