Electron emission from foils and biological materials after proton impact

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 10-12, 2008, Pages 1213-1217

  Dingfelder, Michael ^a   Travia, Anderson ^a   McLawhorn, Robert A ^a   Shinpaugh, Jefferson L ^a   Toburen, Larry H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous solid water; Electron transport; Liquid water

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; METAL FOIL; PROTONS;

AMORPHOUS SOLID WATER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIQUID WATER; LOW ENERGIES;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOMATERIAL; PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FOIL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SIMULATION;

EID: 51249118101     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.05.046     Document Type: Article

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