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Differences in straggling for positrons and electrons

Journal Article · · Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA)
 [1];  [2]
  1. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois 61820 (US)
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

A satisfactory analysis of the physics of straggling was first given by Landau, who approximated the electron-electron cross section for hard collisions by the Rutherford cross section. Data analysis computer codes continue to use the distribution derived by Landau to calculate the energy lost by electrons because of straggling. We have performed a study of straggling distributions incorporating Moeller and Bhabha cross sections to evaluate the precision of ({ital e},{ital e}{prime}) analyses that use the Rutherford-based Landau formula. In addition, the calculation of the {ital e}{sup +} straggling distribution is relevant to the analysis of experiments that have been proposed to study dispersive effects in nuclear electromagnetic processes by comparing results obtained from {ital e}{sup {minus}} and {ital e}{sup +} scattering from identical nuclei. Measuring differences in such cross sections requires a high degree of confidence in the data analysis. Since accuracies in cross sections on the order of a few percent are required, any differences in energy-loss mechanisms of the same order must be taken into account. In this work, we study the differences in positron and electron straggling at energies of present-day interest.

OSTI ID:
5459030
Journal Information:
Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review (Section) C: Nuclear Physics; (USA) Vol. 40:4; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English