Quantum.mechanical contributions to numerical simulations of charged particle transport at the DNA scale

C. CHAMPION; M. E. GALASSI; P. WECK; O. FOJON; R. RIVAROLA; J. HANSSEN

Radiation damage in biomolecular systems

Springer

Lugar: Madrid; Año: 2012; p. 1 - 507

Two quantum mechanical models (CB1 and CDW-EIS) are here presented to provide accurate multiple differential and total cross sections for describing the two most important ionizing processes, namely, ionization and capture induced by heavy charged particles in targets of biological interest. Water and DNA bases are then successively investigated by reporting in particular a detailed study of the influence of the target description on the cross section calculations.