Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Characterization Of Heavy Ion Beams At The Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator In Chiba Using A Li-Drifted 5-Mm Silicon Detector, Alexander Lang

Nuclear Engineering Reports

Measurements were taken at the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba, Japan (HIMAC) to characterize accelerator beams to assist in the study of various tissue equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) designed by Colorado State University (CSU), Oklahoma State University (OSU), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). There were four beams that were part of the HIMAC experiment:

• 290 MeV/nucleon carbon
• 150 MeV/nucleon helium
• 500 MeV/nucleon argon
• 500 MeV/nucleon iron

For the first time ever, a single, 5-mm lithium drifted silicon detector was used to characterize the beam and measure the spectrum of particles striking the TEPCs. If successful, this …