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Title: Electronic Stopping Powers for Heavy Ions in Silicon

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B

The stopping powers in silicon of heavy ions, with atomic numbers ranging from 4 to 29, have been determined using a Time-of-Flight Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ToF ERDA) set-up. In transmission geometry, the energy loss of heavy elastic recoils in the self-supporting silicon foil of known thickness is measured over a continuous range of recoil energies using Time-of-Flight (ToF) spectrometry. By eliminating the well-known calibration problem of Si detectors for heavy ions, an accuracy of less than 4% is achieved. The stopping powers are parameterized using a sixth order polynomial and compared with the limited experimental data in the literature. In the energy regimes where experimental data exist, the present data exhibit good agreement with most data. Stopping powers predicted by SRIM (The Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter) are in reasonable agreement with much of the experimental data, and SRIM 2003 predictions are in somewhat better agreement than SRIM 2000. There are, however, still some discrepancies between SRIM predictions and the experimental data.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
15006812
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-38265; 3448; KC0201020; TRN: US0401117
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B, Vol. 215, Issue 1-2; Other Information: PBD: 12 Jan 2004; ISSN 0168-583X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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