@article{3071881,
    title = "First comparison of GEANT4 hadrontherapy physics model with experimental data for a NUMEN project reaction case",
    author = "Oliveira, J.R.B. and Moralles, M. and Flechas, D. and Carbone, D. and Cavallaro, M. and Torresi, D. and Acosta, L. and Agodi, C. and Amador-Valenzuela, P. and Bonanno, D. and Borello-Lewin, T. and Brischetto, G.A. and Calabrese, S. and Calvo, D. and Capirossi, V. and Cappuzzello, F. and Chavez-Lomelí, E.R. and Ciraldo, I. and Delaunay, F. and Djapo, H. and Eke, C. and Finocchiaro, P. and Firat, S. and Fisichella, M. and Foti, A. and Gallo, G. and Guazzelli, M.A. and Hacisalihoglu, A. and Iazzi, F. and Linares, R. and Presti, D.L. and Ma, J. and Medina, N.H. and Pakou, A. and Pandola, L. and Petrascu, H. and Pinna, F. and Reito, S. and Ries, P. and Russo, G. and Sgouros, O. and Solakci, S.O. and Soukeras, V. and Souliotis, G. and Spatafora, A. and Tudisco, S. and Wang, J.S. and Yang, Y.Y. and Yildirim, A. and Zagatto, V.A.B. and for the NUMEN collaboration",
    journal = "The European Physical Journal A - Hadrons and Nuclei",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "56",
    number = "5",
    publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
    issn = "1434-6001, 1434-601X",
    doi = "10.1140/epja/s10050-020-00152-6",
    abstract = "Gamma-ray and neutron spectra from the 18O+76Se reaction at 15.3 MeV/u were measured with the EDEN array of liquid scintillators at the LNS. The results were compared to GEANT Hadrontherapy physics list simulations in order to assess the reliability of this model for the development of the NUMEN project. A good agreement with the shape of the experimental gamma-ray spectra and a reasonable agreement with the total count rates were obtained. The gamma spectra originated from the nuclear reactions were selected by time coincidence with the Superconducting Cyclotron radio-frequency reference signal. The random coincidence background rate was appropriately described only when the Faraday Cup, the material and geometry of the experimental hall and its contents were included in the simulation with sufficient detail. The information on the radiation spectra is important for the adequate development of the project of the detector arrays and electronic equipment for the advanced phase of NUMEN. Since orders of magnitude larger beam intensities are planned for this phase, the random coincidence rate is also of significant importance, particularly for the performance of the G-NUMEN gamma calorimeter array. © 2020, Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature."
}