Simple stopping power formula for low and intermediate energy electrons

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Gümüş, Hasan ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bohr criterion; Bragg rule; Effective charge; Effective mean excitation energy; Electron stopping power

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY ABSORPTION;

ATOMIC DENSITY MODEL; MEAN EXCITATION ENERGY; STOPPING POWER FORMULA;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ENERGY;

EID: 8644278956     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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