Coupling of multiple Coulomb scattering with energy loss and straggling in HZETRN

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1357-1367

  Mertens, Christopher J ^a   Wilson, John W ^a   Walker, Steven A ^b   Tweed, John ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High Charge and Energy (HZE) ions; HZETRN; Multiple scattering; Radiation transport; Radiobiology

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ION BEAMS; MULTIPLE SCATTERING;

HIGH CHARGE AND ENERGY (HZE) IONS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIOBIOLOGY;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 34948853331     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.075     Document Type: Article

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