Carbon-based innovative materials for nuclear physics applications (CIMA), INFN project

Abstract

The INFN-CIMA project deals with the employment of graphene, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for applications in Nuclear Physics. In particular, the project aim is that to use the special properties of GO, which can be synthesized as a thin foil with 0.1–100 µm thickness, to realize thin films for solid ion strippers employed in ion accelerator sources with lifetime advantages with respect to the traditional graphite foils. rGO thin foils can be employment to develop laser-generated plasma and to accelerate protons and carbon ions in target-normal-sheath-acceleration (TNSA) regime. The GO can be also employed for the realization of special sensors of temperature, air relative humidity and gas. Moreover, it can be used to realize water-equivalent, biocompatible and low dimensional, dosimeters based on the lecture of the reduction level produced by the absorbed dose. Finally, graphene and rGO films can be applied to investigate the implemantation ofsmall radiation detectors. Many applications and experimental results will be presented and discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Graphene
• ion stripper
• TNSA
• sensor
• dosimeter
• detector

Acknowledgements

Authors thank the INFN for the financial support given to the CIMA project and the groups working on these activities of the INFN Sections of Catania, Lecce and L’Aquila. Many thanks to Prof. D. Manno and Prof. L. Palladino and their collaborators which contribute to the Project from such sites.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Italy.

Notes on contributors

L. Torrisi

L. Torrisi is full professor of Physics at MIFT Department of Messina University, Italy. He is the National Responsible of the INFN CIMA Project and He is expert of graphene-based material applications.

L. Silipigni

L. Silipigni is associated Professor of Pysics at MIFT Department of Messina nad She is expert of graphene materials.

L. Calcagno

L. Calcagno is full professor of Physics at the Physics Department of Catania University, Italy. She his expert of ion beam analysis.

M. Cutroneo

M. Cutroneo is Researcher of Physics at Nuclear Physics Institute of Rez, In Czech Republic. She is expert to prepare thin films of graphene.

A. Torrisi

A. Torrisi is a post PhD in Physics at the Nuclear Physics Institute of Rez, Czech cademy of Science. He is expert of optical analysis.