Comparison of experimental and Monte-Carlo simulation of MeV particle transport through tapered/straight glass capillaries and circular collimators

Félicien Hespeels; Romain Tonneau; T. Ikeda; Stéphane Lucas

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2015.09.030

Comparison of experimental and Monte-Carlo simulation of MeV particle transport through tapered/straight glass capillaries and circular collimators

Félicien Hespeels, Romain Tonneau, T. Ikeda, Stéphane Lucas

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This study compares the capabilities of three different passive collimation devices to produce micrometer-sized beams for proton and alpha particle beams (1.7 MeV and 5.3 MeV respectively): classical platinum TEM-like collimators, straight glass capillaries and tapered glass capillaries. In addition, we developed a Monte-Carlo code, based on the Rutherford scattering theory, which simulates particle transportation through collimating devices. The simulation results match the experimental observations of beam transportation through collimators both in air and vacuum. This research shows the focusing effects of tapered capillaries which clearly enable higher transmission flux. Nevertheless, the capillaries alignment with an incident beam is a prerequisite but is tedious, which makes the TEM collimator the easiest way to produce a 50 μm microbeam.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-79
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	362
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.09.030
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2015

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Collimators
Focusing effect
Glass capillary
Ion beam analysis
Micro beam

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Hespeels, F, Tonneau, R, Ikeda, T & Lucas, S 2015, 'Comparison of experimental and Monte-Carlo simulation of MeV particle transport through tapered/straight glass capillaries and circular collimators', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 362, pp. 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.09.030

Comparison of experimental and Monte-Carlo simulation of MeV particle transport through tapered/straight glass capillaries and circular collimators. / Hespeels, Félicien; Tonneau, Romain; Ikeda, T. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 362, 01.11.2015, p. 72-79.

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