Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a 400 MeV/nucleon 16O beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment

R. Ridolfi; M. Toppi; A. Mengarelli; M. Dondi; A. Alexandrov; B. Alpat; G. Ambrosi; S. Argiro; M. Barbanera; N. Bartosik; G. Battistoni; M. G. Bisogni; V. Boccia; F. Cavanna; P. Cerello; E. Ciarrocchi; A. De Gregorio; G. De Lellis; A. Di Crescenzo; B. Di Ruzza; M. Donetti; Y. Dong; M. Durante; R. Faccini; V. Ferrero; C. Finck; E. Fiorina; M. Francesconi; M. Franchini; G. Franciosini; G. Galati; L. Galli; M. Ionica; A. Iuliano; K. Kanxheri; A. C. Kraan; C. La Tessa; A. Lauria; E. Lopez Torres; M. Magi; A. Manna; M. Marafini; M. Massa; C. Massimi; I. Mattei; A. Mereghetti; T. Minniti; A. Moggi; M. C. Montesi; M. C. Morone; M. Morrocchi; S. Muraro; N. Pastrone; V. Patera; F. Peverini; F. Pennazio; C. Pisanti; P. Placidi; M. Pullia; L. Ramello; C. Reidel; L. Sabatini; L. Salvi; C. Sanelli; A. Sarti; O. Sato; S. Savazzi; L. Scavarda; A. Schiavi; C. Schuy; E. Scifoni; L. Servoli; G. Silvestre; M. Sitta; R. Spighi; E. Spiriti; L. Testa; V. Tioukov; S. Tomassini; F. Tommasino; A. Trigilio; G. Traini; G. Ubaldi; S. Valentinetti; A. Valetti; M. Vanstalle; U. Weber; R. Zarrella; A. Zoccoli; M. Villa; FOOT Collaboration

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Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a 400 MeV/nucleon 16O beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment

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Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a 400 MeV/nucleon 16O beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment

R. Ridolfi, M. Toppi, A. Mengarelli, M. Dondi, A. Alexandrov, B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, S. Argiro, M. Barbanera, N. Bartosik, …

Physical review. C, Vol.112(1), 014610

2025-07-02

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/nmw9-ldrm

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This paper presents the measurements of the angular differential cross sections for the forward production of He, Li, Be, B, C, and N nuclei in the fragmentation process of a 400 MeV/nucleon O-16 beam interacting with a graphite target. Due to the limited data available in this energy regime, these measurements of nuclear fragmentation cross sections are relevant to improve nuclear interaction models for particle therapy and space radioprotection applications. The data analyzed in this paper were collected during a measurement campaign carried out at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research facility in Darmstadt (Germany) by the FOOT Collaboration. The results are compared with similar results found in the literature and with a previous FOOT measurement of the same process, using the same setup, from a previous pilot run performed at GSI. The pilot run data, however, had limited statistics and only allowed for the measurement of elemental fragmentation cross sections integrated in the setup acceptance. This data set, with statistics more than 100 times larger compared to the data collected in the previous run, enabled the measurement of angular differential cross sections, fully exploiting the granularity of the FOOT Delta E-TOF (time-of-flight) system. Furthermore, a better comprehension of the FOOT apparatus allowed to improve the analysis techniques, leading to a reduction in the final systematic uncertainties. The cross section results have been compared with some of the prominent Monte Carlo models of FLUKA and Geant4 dedicated to the energy range of interest for light ion fragmentation physics.

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Title: Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a 400 MeV/nucleon 16O beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment
Creators: R. Ridolfi - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
M. Toppi - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
A. Mengarelli - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
M. Dondi - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Alexandrov - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
B. Alpat - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
G. Ambrosi - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
S. Argiro - Univ Torino, Dept Phys, Turin, Italy
M. Barbanera - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
N. Bartosik - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
G. Battistoni - Mylan (Switzerland)
M. G. Bisogni - University of Pisa
V. Boccia - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
F. Cavanna - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
P. Cerello - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
E. Ciarrocchi - University of Pisa
A. De Gregorio - INFN, Sect Roma 1, Rome, Italy
G. De Lellis - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
A. Di Crescenzo - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
B. Di Ruzza - University of Foggia
M. Donetti - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
Y. Dong - INFN, Sect Milano, Milan, Italy
M. Durante - Univ Napoli, Dept Phys E Pancini, Naples, Italy
R. Faccini - INFN, Sect Roma 1, Rome, Italy
V. Ferrero - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
C. Finck - Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7871, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
E. Fiorina - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
M. Francesconi - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
M. Franchini - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
G. Franciosini - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
G. Galati - INFN, Sect Bari, Bari, Italy
L. Galli - INFN, Sect Pisa, Pisa, Italy
M. Ionica - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
A. Iuliano - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
K. Kanxheri - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
A. C. Kraan - INFN, Sect Pisa, Pisa, Italy
C. La Tessa - University of Miami
A. Lauria - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
E. Lopez Torres - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
M. Magi - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
A. Manna - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
M. Marafini - INFN, Sect Roma 1, Rome, Italy
M. Massa - INFN, Sect Pisa, Pisa, Italy
C. Massimi - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
I. Mattei - Mylan (Switzerland)
A. Mereghetti - CNAO Ctr Nazl Adroterapia Oncol, Pavia, Italy
T. Minniti - Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Phys, Rome, Italy
A. Moggi - INFN, Sect Pisa, Pisa, Italy
M. C. Montesi - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
M. C. Morone - Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Phys, Rome, Italy
M. Morrocchi - University of Pisa
S. Muraro - Mylan (Switzerland)
N. Pastrone - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
V. Patera - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
F. Peverini - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
F. Pennazio - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
C. Pisanti - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
P. Placidi - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
M. Pullia - CNAO Ctr Nazl Adroterapia Oncol, Pavia, Italy
L. Ramello - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
C. Reidel - GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch, Biophys Dept, Darmstadt, Germany
L. Sabatini - INFN, Lab Nazl Frascati, Frascati, Italy
L. Salvi - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
C. Sanelli - INFN, Lab Nazl Frascati, Frascati, Italy
A. Sarti - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
O. Sato - Nagoya University
S. Savazzi - CNAO Ctr Nazl Adroterapia Oncol, Pavia, Italy
L. Scavarda - Altec (United States)
A. Schiavi - Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Sci Base & Applicate Ingn SBAI, Rome, Italy
C. Schuy - GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch, Biophys Dept, Darmstadt, Germany
E. Scifoni - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl TIFPA INFN, Trento Inst Fundamental Phys & Applicat, Trento, Italy
L. Servoli - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
G. Silvestre - INFN, Sect Perugia, Perugia, Italy
M. Sitta - INFN, Sect Torino, Turin, Italy
R. Spighi - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
E. Spiriti - INFN, Lab Nazl Frascati, Frascati, Italy
L. Testa - INFN, Sect Roma 1, Rome, Italy
V. Tioukov - INFN, Sect Napoli, Naples, Italy
S. Tomassini - INFN, Lab Nazl Frascati, Frascati, Italy
F. Tommasino - Ist Nazl Fis Nucl TIFPA INFN, Trento Inst Fundamental Phys & Applicat, Trento, Italy
A. Trigilio - INFN, Lab Nazl Frascati, Frascati, Italy
G. Traini - INFN, Sect Roma 1, Rome, Italy
G. Ubaldi - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
S. Valentinetti - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Valetti - Univ Torino, Dept Phys, Turin, Italy
M. Vanstalle - Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7871, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
U. Weber - GSI Helmholtzzentrum Schwerionenforsch, Biophys Dept, Darmstadt, Germany
R. Zarrella - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Zoccoli - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
M. Villa - INFN, Sect Bologna, Bologna, Italy
FOOT Collaboration
Publication Details: Physical review. C, Vol.112(1), 014610
Publisher: Amer Physical Soc
Number of pages: 13
Grant note: GSI Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Radiation Oncology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991032824398002976