Probability distributions of energy deposition and ionization in sub-micrometer sites of condensed media

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Xapsos, Michael A ^a   Burke, Edward A ^b   Shapiro, Philip ^b   Summers, Geoffrey P ^a,c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION; IONS; PROBABILITY; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONDENSED MEDIA; ENERGY DEPOSITION; ENERGY LOSS STRAGGLING; FANO FLUCTUATIONS; IONIZATION DISTRIBUTION; SUB-MICROMETER SITES;

MICROMETERS;

EID: 0029771143     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00296-0     Document Type: Article

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