Published September 1, 2015 | Version v1
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Comparison of experimental proton-induced fluorescence spectra for a selection of thin high-Z samples with Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations

Creators

  • 1. CNRS, IN2P3, CENBG, UMR 5797, F-33170 Gradignan (France)
  • 2. Univ. Bordeaux, CENBG, UMR 5797, F-33170 Gradignan (France)
  • 3. Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)
  • 4. Division of Nuclear Physics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)
  • 5. Université Saint Joseph, Science Faculty, Department of Physics, Beirut (Lebanon)
  • 6. Geant4 Associates International Ltd, Hebden Bridge (United Kingdom)
  • 7. Ecoanalytica, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 8. SWHARD srl, via Greto di Cornigliano 6r, 16152 Genova (Italy)
  • 9. Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, CNRS/IN2P3, 67037 Strasbourg Cedex (France)
  • 10. Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP (Brazil)

Description

The general purpose Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit is able to simulate radiative and non-radiative atomic de-excitation processes such as fluorescence and Auger electron emission, occurring after interaction of incident ionising radiation with target atomic electrons. In this paper, we evaluate the Geant4 modelling capability for the simulation of fluorescence spectra induced by 1.5 MeV proton irradiation of thin high-Z foils (Fe, GdF3, Pt, Au) with potential interest for nanotechnologies and life sciences. Simulation results are compared to measurements performed at the Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan AIFIRA nanobeam line irradiation facility in France. Simulation and experimental conditions are described and the influence of Geant4 electromagnetic physics models is discussed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.06.029

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2015.06.029;
PII
S0168-583X(15)00566-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
358
Journal Page Range
p. 210-222
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47041588
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DE-EXCITATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTRON EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOILS; GADOLINIUM FLUORIDES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION PLANTS; MEV RANGE 01-10; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FERMIONS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; GADOLINIUM HALIDES; HADRONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERACTIONS; LUMINESCENCE; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEONS; PHOTON EMISSION; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY

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