Artículo
Measurement of fragmentation cross sections of 12C ions on a thin gold target with the FIRST apparatus
Autor/es | Toppi, M.
Abou-Haidar, Z. Agodi, C. González Álvarez, Marcos Aurelio Aumann, T. Balestra, F. Patera, V. Cortés Giraldo, Miguel Antonio Fernández García, Juan Pablo |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear |
Fecha de publicación | 2016 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-04-03 |
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Resumen | A detailed knowledge of the light ions interaction processes with matter is of great interest in basic and
applied physics. As an example, particle therapy and space radioprotection require highly accurate fragmentation ... A detailed knowledge of the light ions interaction processes with matter is of great interest in basic and applied physics. As an example, particle therapy and space radioprotection require highly accurate fragmentation cross-section measurements to develop shielding materials and estimate acute and late health risks for manned missions in space and for treatment planning in particle therapy. The Fragmentation of Ions Relevant for Space and Therapy experiment at the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion research (GSI) was designed and built by an international collaboration from France, Germany, Italy, and Spain for studying the collisions of a 12C ion beam with thin targets. The collaboration’s main purpose is to provide the double-differential cross-section measurement of carbon-ion fragmentation at energies that are relevant for both tumor therapy and space radiation protection applications. Fragmentation cross sections of light ions impinging on a wide range of thin targets are also essential to validate the nuclear models implemented inMC simulations that, in such an energy range, fail to reproduce the data with the required accuracy. This paper presents the single differential carbon-ion fragmentation cross sections on a thin gold target, measured as a function of the fragment angle and kinetic energy in the forward angular region (θ 6◦), aiming to provide useful data for the benchmarking of the simulation softwares used in light ions fragmentation applications. The 12C ions used in the measurement were accelerated at the energy of 400 MeV/nucleon by the SIS (heavy ion synchrotron) GSI facility. |
Agencias financiadoras | European Union (UE). FP7 Junta de Andalucía |
Identificador del proyecto | EC/FP7/215840
P07-FQM-02894 FIS2008-04189 FPA2008- 04972-C03 |
Cita | Toppi, M., Abou-Haidar, Z., Agodi, C., González Álvarez, M.A., Aumann, T., Balestra, F.,...,Fernández García, J.P. (2016). Measurement of fragmentation cross sections of 12C ions on a thin gold target with the FIRST apparatus. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 93, 064601-1-064601-21. |
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