Description
Strong interactions play a fundamental role in shaping how ions and protons interact with matter. An interesting kinetic energy range to study such interactions is in between 100 MeV/un and 1000 MeV/u: the nuclear fragmentation cross sections measured in that range have a significant importance in developing the nuclear models needed in particle therapy (PT) and space radio protection (SRP) applications. You can either study the projectiles used for cancer treatment or the protons and ions that are hitting astronauts in their long, outside earth, missions: energies are in a similar range, and the experimental data is in both cases the key to more robust and effective treatments or a better and more affordable shielding! After a quick introduction of PT and SRP landscapes, the talk will review the status of the experimental quests towards more precise cross section measurements in the relevant energy range and their impact in the field.
