Track-structure investigations: A supplement to microdosimetry

Journal Article · Thu Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812916· OSTI ID:22121659

Conte, V.; Colautti, P. ^[1]; Grosswendt, B. ^[2]; Moro, D.; De Nardo, L. ^[3]

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1. LNL-INFN, viale dell'Universita 2, I-35020 Legnaro (Italy)
2. Guest at LNL-INFN, viale dell'Universita 2, I-35020 Legnaro (Italy)
3. PD-INFN and Physics and Astronomy Department of Padova University, via Marzolo 8, I-35100 Padova (Italy)

We conceived and developed an experimental apparatus able to measure the track structure (the spatial distribution of the points of ionizing collisions) of light ions, allowing the investigation of the track-core and penumbra regions separately. The device is based on single-electron counting technique, and simulates a target volume V of about 20 nm in diameter that can be moved with respect to a narrow primary particle beam, allowing the measurement of the ionization-cluster-size distribution as a function of the impact parameter. The experimental set up is mounted at the Tandem-Alpi LNL particle accelerator complex. The goal of the experiment is to investigate the formation of ionization-cluster-size distributions caused in a nanometre-sized volume by different light ions of medical interest (protons, lithium ions and carbon ions), when penetrating through or passing by the target volume at a specified distance.

• OSTI ID: 22121659
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1530, Issue 1; Conference: ION BEAMS '12: International conference on multidisciplinary applications of nuclear physics with ion beams, Legnaro, Padova (Italy), 6-8 Jun 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
CARBON IONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON BEAM TARGETS
ELECTRONS
IMPACT PARAMETER
IONIZATION
LIGHT IONS
LITHIUM IONS
MICRODOSIMETRY
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE TRACKS
PROTONS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
TANDEM ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS