Th is paper is motivated by the growing importance of better understanding of
the phenomena and consequences of high- intensity energetic particle beam
interactions with accelerator, generic target , and detector components. It
reviews the principal physical processes of fast-particle interactions with
matter, effects in materials under irradiation, materials response, related to
component lifetime and performance, simulation techniques, and methods of
mitigating the impact of radiation on the components and envir onment in
challenging current and future applicationComment: 28 pages, contribution to the 2014 Joint International Accelerator
School: Beam Loss and Accelerator Protection, Newport Beach, CA, USA , 5-14
Nov 201