Radiochromic film spectroscopy of laser-accelerated proton beams using the FLUKA code and dosimetry traceable to primary standards

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-239

  Kirby, D ^a   Green, S ^b   Fiorini, F ^a   Parker, D ^a   Romagnani, L ^c,d   Doria, D ^c   Kar, S ^c   Lewis, C ^c   Borghesi, M ^c   Palmans, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^e NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FLUKA code; GafChromic film; Linear energy transfer; Optical density; Radiochromic film spectroscopy; Thin metallic targets

Indexed keywords

FLUKA CODES; GAFCHROMIC FILMS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METALLIC TARGETS; RADIOCHROMIC FILM;

ABLATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GLASS LASERS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; PROTON BEAMS;

PROTONS;

EID: 79958828719     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034611000206     Document Type: Article

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