ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A new accelerator facility and two irradiation methods using 6 MeV/n heavy-ion beams are described along with preliminary results concerning their applications to biophysical investigations. The beams are obtained from the injector linac installed at the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba. Various ion species (He–Xe) having different charge states are accelerated to the same velocity, which is suitable for comparing the charge effects of heavy ions in the high linear energy transfer region. An attempt has been made to test the usefulness of the apparatus for studying track structure by using pBR322 plasmid DNA and spores as targets in vacuum. Newly constructed equipment with a molecular-beam source (water vapor) placed on this beam line is also described. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1146958
