Theory of the stopping power of fast multicharged ions
- Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, 249020 Obninsk (USSR)
The processes of Coulomb excitation and ionization of atoms by a fast charged particle moving along a classical trajectory are studied. The target electrons are described by the Dirac equation, while the field of the incident particle is described by the Lienard-Wiechert potential. The theory is formulated in the form most convenient for investigation of various characteristics of semiclassical atomic collisions. The theory of sudden perturbations, which is valid at high enough velocities for a high projectile charge, is employed to obtain probabilities and cross sections of the Coulomb excitation and ionization of atomic hydrogen by fast multiply charged ions. Based on the semiclassical sudden Born approximation, the ionization cross section and the average electronic energy loss of a fast ion in a single collision with an atom are investigated over a wide specific energy range from 500 keV/amu to 50 MeV/amu.
- OSTI ID:
- 5590863
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Vol. 44:11; ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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