Monte Carlo simulation of ionization and nuclear processes initiated by hadron and ion beams in media Original Research Article

A mathematical model describing interactions of mesons, nucleons and light and heavy ion beams with multi-component targets possessing practically an arbitrary geometry is developed. The model is based on an intranuclear cascade mechanism with evaporation and fission of highly excited residual aftercascade nuclei. Non-linear effects due to the influence of an accumulation of newly produced nuclides are taken into account. The model can be applied to beams with energies from several tens of MeV up to several tens of GeV (per nucleon in the case of ions). Using this model, one can calculate radiation damage in electronic setups, the heat production due to ionization and fission processes, spatial and energy distributions of neutrons and produced isotopes, coefficients of neutron multiplication and energy gain for electronuclear reactors. One can investigate the time of various energetic systems.