Abstract
Measured single-event distributions of the specific energy deposited in cylindrical volumes with simulated diameters down to 150 nm for (4)He and (12)C ions with energies of 25 MeV/nucleon and (16)O ions with 21 MeV/nucleon and radial distances up to 12 microm are presented. The mean specific energy per ion <z(r)>, the mean specific energy per target hit z(1)(r), and the relative frequency of target hits nu(r) as a function of radial distance are evaluated and compared with the corresponding quantities of the track structure model of Kiefer and Straaten (Phys. Med. Biol. 31, 1201-1209, 1986). Though there are some discrepancies in the absolute values, the radial dependence of <z(r)>, z(1)(r) and v(r) for (12)C and (16)O ions is reproduced satisfactorily. The model fails to describe the data for (4)He ions. A more detailed comparison of the radial shape of the mean specific energies calculated from the experimental data from the present work and data from the literature reveals a significant projectile charge dependence which is not included in track structure models.
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