title: An evaluation of energy-independent heavy ion transport coefficient approximations.
abstract: Using a one-dimensional transport theory for laboratory heavy ion propagation, evaluations of typical energy-independent transport coefficient approximations are made by comparing theoretical depth-dose predictions to published experimental values for incident 670 MeV/nucleon 20Ne beams in water. Results are presented for cases where the input nuclear absorption cross sections, or input fragmentation parameters, or both, are fixed.
authors.affiliation: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23665-5225.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D007477:Ions; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009356:Neon; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D014867:Water; D009356:Neon