Simulation of (125) I Auger emission spectrum with new atomic parameters from MCDHF calculationsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, ISSN 0022-4073, E-ISSN 1879-1352, Vol. 277, article id 107964Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
New 125 I atomic decay emission data of medical interest are presented. The calculations are based on two atomic structure codes that implement the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock method. Radiative and non-radiative ransition rates are calculated in this method and then used to generate the atomic deexcitation cascade. Subshell transition rates, level widths and fluorescence yields are compared to the Evaluated Atomic Data Library. Coster-Kronig and Auger electron emission yields are also compared with results from other authors. The comparison with the experimental electron emission spectrum shows that the new calculations can reproduce very well the structure of the K-LL Auger electron peaks and improve the description of the M Auger peaks below 300 eV. The 125 I dose-point kernel is also simulated using the new data, resulting in higher values below 10 nm when compared those obtained with the Evaluated Atomic Data Library.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 277, article id 107964
Keywords [en]
Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock, calculations, Auger cascade simulation, Auger spectrum, Geant4 simulations, I-125 targeted therapy
National Category
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-47261DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107964ISI: 000711630000002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85130091047OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-47261DiVA, id: diva2:1617685
2021-12-072021-12-072024-02-05Bibliographically approved