Measurements of the 16O cross section on a C target with the FOOT apparatus

De Gregorio, A. (2022) Measurements of the 16O cross section on a C target with the FOOT apparatus. Il nuovo cimento C, 45 (6). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

In particle therapy (PT) nuclear interactions of the beam with the body cause fragmentation of both the projectile and target nuclei. Fragmentation processes need to be taken into account when planning a PT treatment, but the evaluation of their impact is limited because of the lack of experimental data. The FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) collaboration designed an experiment aiming to the measurement of the differential cross sections of interest in PT. In this paper, an overview of the FOOT experiment, the experimental setup and the measurement strategy will be discussed. In addition, preliminary results of a 400 MeV/u 16O beam impinging on a C target will be presented.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User:	Marina Spanti
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2022 09:15
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2022 09:15
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/22083

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