Nuclear Fragmentation Cross-Section Measurements with the FOOT Experiment |
| G. Ubaldia, b
aUniversity of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, via Irnerio 46, 40126 Bologna, Italy bIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) - Section of Bologna, Viale Carlo Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy |
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| The main goals of the FragmentatiOn Of Target experiment are the measurements of double-differential fragmentation cross-sections of light particles (Z<10) in the energy range between 100-800 MeV/u, which is of interest for hadron therapy and space radioprotection applications. The results will fill the gap in experimental data in this range, which is important for improving the treatment planning systems in particle therapy and for enhancing the reliability of risk-assessment models for space radioprotection. Two different setups were designed for this scope, and data have already been taken in several campaigns. In this paper, an overview of the apparatus is described, focusing on the preliminary results of cross-section measurements obtained with a 16O beam at the GSI facility. |
DOI:10.12693/APhysPolA.145.123 topics: FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target), nuclear fragmentations, cross sections measurements |