Angular and spatial distributions of protons channeled in a bent and radially deformed single-wall boron-nitride nanotubes

This study is devoted to the angular and spatial distribution of protons channeling through a bent and radially deformed single-wall boron-nitride nanotubes (SWBNNTs). These nanotubes are more thermal and chemical stable then carbon nanotubes, and they are good candidates for future channeling experiments. This investigation is continuation of our previous study [1, 2] and now we investigate channeling properties of SWBNNTs as a function of the very realistic effects: bending angle of nanotube and its radial deformation. For the first time we presented here investigation of these effects with boron-nitride nanotubes and combination of both effect. The angular and spatial distributions of channeled protons were generated using the Molière’s expression for the continuum potential of the SWBNNT’s atoms and computer simulation method. We also calculate the total yield of protons channeled in the nanotubes as a function of the bending angle. We demonstrate that varying bending angle and taking into account radial deformation we can get a significant rearrangement of the propagating protons within the boron-nitride nanotube. This investigation may be very useful to give us detailed information on the relevant interaction potentials inside SWBNNTs and for creating nanosized proton beams to be used in different applications in medicine and materials science. © 2019, Editura Academiei Romane. All rights reserved

Angular and spatial distributions of protons channeled in a bent and radially deformed single-wall boron-nitride nanotubes

This study is devoted to the angular and spatial distribution of protons channeling through a bent and radially deformed single-wall boron-nitride nanotubes (SWBNNTs). These nanotubes are more thermal and chemical stable then carbon nanotubes, and they are good candidates for future channeling experiments. This investigation is continuation of our previous study [1, 2] and now we investigate channeling properties of SWBNNTs as a function of the very realistic effects: bending angle of nanotube and its radial deformation. For the first time we presented here investigation of these effects with boron-nitride nanotubes and combination of both effect. The angular and spatial distributions of channeled protons were generated using the Molière’s expression for the continuum potential of the SWBNNT’s atoms and computer simulation method. We also calculate the total yield of protons channeled in the nanotubes as a function of the bending angle. We demonstrate that varying bending angle and taking into account radial deformation we can get a significant rearrangement of the propagating protons within the boron-nitride nanotube. This investigation may be very useful to give us detailed information on the relevant interaction potentials inside SWBNNTs and for creating nanosized proton beams to be used in different applications in medicine and materials science. © 2019, Editura Academiei Romane. All rights reserved

Channeling of protons through radial deformed carbon nanotubes

In this paper we have presented a theoretical investigation of the channeling of 1 GeV protons with the radial deformed (10, 0) single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). We have calculated channeling potential within the deformed nanotubes. For the first time we presented theoretically obtained spatial and. angular distributions of channeled protons with radially deformed SWNT. We used a Monte Carlo (MC) simulation technique. We show that the spatial and angular distributions depend strongly of level of radial deformation of nanotube. These results may be useful for nanotube characterization and production and guiding of nanosized ion beams. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved