GEANT4 simulations of the passage of an LPA electron bunch through a vacuumair window and dose deposition in a water phantom

Year: 2011

Authors: Labate L., Di Martino F., Gizzi LA., Giulietti A.

Autors Affiliation: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, UOS di Pisa “Adriano Gozzini”, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa

Abstract: Monte Carlo simulations of the propagation of an LPA electron bunch through a vacuum-air window are presented. The bunch features have been chosen according to the latest results obtained at the Intense Laser Trradiation Laboratrory. The simulated setup, including an electron collimator, has been designed in view of a possible application to radiobiological studies. Furthermore, the dose deposition in a water phantom outside the window has been simulated.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

More Information: Internal report, january 2011
KeyWords: Laser Plasma Acceleration; Laser Wakefield Acceleration; ultrashort electron bunches; Intra-Operatory Radi-; radiobiology