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Precise measurement of the Bragg curve for 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U ions stopping in polyethylene and its implications for calculation of heavy ion ranges

Horst, Felix ; Ferrari, Alfredo ; Sala, Paola ; Schuy, Christoph ; Durante, Marco ; Weber, Uli (2022)
Precise measurement of the Bragg curve for 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U ions stopping in polyethylene and its implications for calculation of heavy ion ranges.
In: Journal of Instrumentation, 17 (12)
doi: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/12/P12019
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Stopping power predictions in radiation transport codes are based on the Bethe-Bloch formula and different corrections. For very heavy ions at relativistic energies the available experimental data are scarce and therefore verification of stopping power predictions is only possible to a limited extent. In this work, a full experimental Bragg curve for 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U ions stopping in polyethylene is presented. The measurements were conducted at the experimental area Cave A at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. The 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U beam was provided by the SIS18 heavy ion synchrotron. The Bragg curve was measured with a setup consisting of a binary range shifter and two large area parallel plate ionization chambers. Complementary Monte Carlo simulations using the FLUKA code were performed and compared with the experimental Bragg curve. The mean ionization potential of polyethylene was fine-tuned to match the measured primary ion range with FLUKA simulations. The impact of the Bloch and Mott corrections to the stopping power calculation were studied by switching them off intentionally in separate simulations. A detailed description of the implementation of the stopping power formulae and the Mott correction in FLUKA is provided.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Horst, Felix ; Ferrari, Alfredo ; Sala, Paola ; Schuy, Christoph ; Durante, Marco ; Weber, Uli
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Precise measurement of the Bragg curve for 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U ions stopping in polyethylene and its implications for calculation of heavy ion ranges
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: Dezember 2022
Ort: London
Verlag: IOP Publishing
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Journal of Instrumentation
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 17
(Heft-)Nummer: 12
Kollation: 13 Seiten
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/12/P12019
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Stopping power predictions in radiation transport codes are based on the Bethe-Bloch formula and different corrections. For very heavy ions at relativistic energies the available experimental data are scarce and therefore verification of stopping power predictions is only possible to a limited extent. In this work, a full experimental Bragg curve for 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U ions stopping in polyethylene is presented. The measurements were conducted at the experimental area Cave A at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. The 800 MeV/u ²³⁸U beam was provided by the SIS18 heavy ion synchrotron. The Bragg curve was measured with a setup consisting of a binary range shifter and two large area parallel plate ionization chambers. Complementary Monte Carlo simulations using the FLUKA code were performed and compared with the experimental Bragg curve. The mean ionization potential of polyethylene was fine-tuned to match the measured primary ion range with FLUKA simulations. The impact of the Bloch and Mott corrections to the stopping power calculation were studied by switching them off intentionally in separate simulations. A detailed description of the implementation of the stopping power formulae and the Mott correction in FLUKA is provided.

Freie Schlagworte: Models and simulations, Simulation methods and programs, Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc), Gaseous detectors
ID-Nummer: Artikel-ID: P12019
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Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 05 Fachbereich Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Physik Kondensierter Materie (IPKM)
Hinterlegungsdatum: 02 Aug 2024 06:59
Letzte Änderung: 07 Nov 2024 12:23
PPN: 523298315
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