The FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experi- ment is an international project designed to carry out the fragmentation cross-sectional measurements relevant for charged particle therapy (CPT), a technique based on the use of charged particle beams for the treatment of deep-seated tumors. The FOOT detector consists of an electronic setup for the identification of Z >= 3 fragments and an emulsion spectrometer for Z <= 3 fragments. The first data taking was performed in 2019 at the GSI facility(Darmstadt, Germany). In this study, the charge identifi-cation of fragments induced by exposing an emulsion detector, embedding a C2H4 target, to an oxygen ion beam of 200 MeV/n is discussed. The charge identifica-tion is based on the controlled fading of nuclear emulsions in order to extend their dynamic range in the ionization response.

Galati, G., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argiro, S., Diaz, R., et al. (2021). Charge identification of fragments with the emulsion spectrometer of the FOOT experiment. OPEN PHYSICS, 19(1), 383-394 [10.1515/phys-2021-0032].

Charge identification of fragments with the emulsion spectrometer of the FOOT experiment

Morone, MC;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experi- ment is an international project designed to carry out the fragmentation cross-sectional measurements relevant for charged particle therapy (CPT), a technique based on the use of charged particle beams for the treatment of deep-seated tumors. The FOOT detector consists of an electronic setup for the identification of Z >= 3 fragments and an emulsion spectrometer for Z <= 3 fragments. The first data taking was performed in 2019 at the GSI facility(Darmstadt, Germany). In this study, the charge identifi-cation of fragments induced by exposing an emulsion detector, embedding a C2H4 target, to an oxygen ion beam of 200 MeV/n is discussed. The charge identifica-tion is based on the controlled fading of nuclear emulsions in order to extend their dynamic range in the ionization response.
2021
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/07 - FISICA APPLICATA (A BENI CULTURALI, AMBIENTALI, BIOLOGIA E MEDICINA)
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particle therapy
nuclear emulsion
fragmentation
Galati, G., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argiro, S., Diaz, R., et al. (2021). Charge identification of fragments with the emulsion spectrometer of the FOOT experiment. OPEN PHYSICS, 19(1), 383-394 [10.1515/phys-2021-0032].
Galati, G; Alexandrov, A; Alpat, B; Ambrosi, G; Argiro, S; Diaz, R; Bartosik, N; Battistoni, G; Belcari, N; Bellinzona, E; Biondi, S; Bisogni, M; Brun...espandi
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