Speaker
Description
FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) represents an innovative experiment in applied nuclear physics, dedicated to comprehensively understanding nuclear fragmentation processes crucial in oncological treatments with hadron beams and in the field of Radiation Protection in deep Space. Our physics program foresees a comprehensive set of measurements conducted in both direct and inverse kinematics, employing particle beams and targets similar to the composition of human tissues from one side and spacecraft shielding materials on the other.
The primary objective of this experiment is to measure double differential cross-sections as a function of scattering angle and fragment energy within the 100-800 MeV/u range, achieving a precision level exceeding 5%. Currently, the FOOT Collaboration has developed two experimental set-ups: one based on nuclear emulsions devoted to charges $Z \lt 4$ and another based on electronic detectors for fragments with $Z \ge 2$.
This presentation will provide an overview of the experiment's current status, preliminary and recent results obtained with oxygen beams at GSI, and details on the upcoming experimental campaigns.
Details
Prof. Mauro Villa, INFN Bologna section and Bologna University (Italy); https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/mauro.villa/en
| Internet talk | No |
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| Is this an abstract from experimental collaboration? | Yes |
| Name of experiment and experimental site | FOOT Experiment; movable apparatus taking data at GSI (Germany) and CNAO (Italy) |
| Is the speaker for that presentation defined? | Yes |