Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit

Incerti, S.; Suerfu, B.; Xu, J.; Ivantchenko, V.; Mantero, A.; Brown, J. M. C.; Bernal, M. A.; Francis, Z.; Karamitros, M.; Tran, H. N.

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2016.02.005

Title: Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit

Abstract

We report that a revised atomic deexcitation framework for the Geant4 general purpose Monte Carlo toolkit capable of simulating full Auger deexcitation cascades was implemented in June 2015 release (version 10.2 Beta). An overview of this refined framework and testing of its capabilities is presented for the irradiation of gold nanoparticles (NP) with keV photon and MeV proton beams. The resultant energy spectra of secondary particles created within and that escape the NP are analyzed and discussed. It is anticipated that this new functionality will improve and increase the use of Geant4 in the medical physics, radiobiology, nanomedicine research and other low energy physics fields.

Authors:

^[1]; Suerfu, B. ^[2]; Xu, J. ^[2]; Ivantchenko, V. ^[3]; Mantero, A. ^[4]; Brown, J. M. C. ^[5]; Bernal, M. A. ^[6]; Francis, Z. ^[7]; Karamitros, M. ^[8]; Tran, H. N. ^[9]

Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Division of Nuclear Physics and Faculty of Applied Sciences; Univ. Bordeaux, CENBG, Gradignan (France); CNRS, IN2P3, CENBG, Gradignan (France)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Department of Physics
Ecoanalytica, Moscow (Russia); Geant4 Associates International Ltd, Hebden Bridge (United Kingdom)
SWHARD srl, Genova (Italy)
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom). School of Mathematics and Physics
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP (Brazil). Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin
Universite Saint Joseph, Beirut (Lebanon). Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Division of Nuclear Physics and Faculty of Applied Sciences

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1426131

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-737989
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X; TRN: US1802224

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 372; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Geant4; Auger electrons; Monte Carlo; Electromagnetic interactions

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                    Incerti, S., Suerfu, B., Xu, J., Ivantchenko, V., Mantero, A., Brown, J. M. C., Bernal, M. A., Francis, Z., Karamitros, M., and Tran, H. N. Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Incerti, S., Suerfu, B., Xu, J., Ivantchenko, V., Mantero, A., Brown, J. M. C., Bernal, M. A., Francis, Z., Karamitros, M., & Tran, H. N. Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2016.02.005

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                    Incerti, S., Suerfu, B., Xu, J., Ivantchenko, V., Mantero, A., Brown, J. M. C., Bernal, M. A., Francis, Z., Karamitros, M., and Tran, H. N. Tue .  
"Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2016.02.005.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1426131.

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@article{osti_1426131,

  title        = {Simulation of Auger electron emission from nanometer-size gold targets using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit},

  author       = {Incerti, S. and Suerfu, B. and Xu, J. and Ivantchenko, V. and Mantero, A. and Brown, J. M. C. and Bernal, M. A. and Francis, Z. and Karamitros, M. and Tran, H. N.},

  abstractNote = {We report that a revised atomic deexcitation framework for the Geant4 general purpose Monte Carlo toolkit capable of simulating full Auger deexcitation cascades was implemented in June 2015 release (version 10.2 Beta). An overview of this refined framework and testing of its capabilities is presented for the irradiation of gold nanoparticles (NP) with keV photon and MeV proton beams. The resultant energy spectra of secondary particles created within and that escape the NP are analyzed and discussed. It is anticipated that this new functionality will improve and increase the use of Geant4 in the medical physics, radiobiology, nanomedicine research and other low energy physics fields.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nimb.2016.02.005},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 372,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2016},

  month        = {Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2016}

}

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