Computational study of fragmentation cross-sections for 28Si ions in various media using GEANT4

Abstract The comparison of simulated data with experimental results is needed for the accuracy and reliability of the transport codes. In this work, we performed a comparative study of simulated results of projectile fragmentation cross-sections (PFXS) for three different models. The obtained results also compared with published experimental data. For simulation purposes, the GEANT4 simulation toolkit based on the Monte Carlo (MC) codes is used. The models in Geant4 employed to compute the PFXS are the Binary Cascade (BIC), the Quantum Molecular Dynamics (QMD), and the Intranuclear cascade (INCL). In the present study we reported the interaction of 28Si ion beam for the energy range 270–1200 A MeV incident on carbon (C), aluminium (Al), copper (Cu), tin (Sn), and lead (Pb) targets. The QMD, the BIC, and the INCL model coupled with the de-excitation models reproduce the results in agreement with experimental fragmentation cross-sections.