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Influence of excited states on the energy loss of fast ions in a hydrogen plasma

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.348439· OSTI ID:5720916
 [1];  [2]
  1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching, Germany (DE)
  2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Chemie, D-6500 Mainz, Germany (DE)
Stopping power calculations of fast ions penetrating a hydrogen plasma target in local thermodynamic equilibrium at arbitrary temperatures are performed. Excited state contributions to the energy loss are included in the framework of the Bethe formalism. Average ionization potentials for the excited ions are given in a quasiclassical approximation. It is shown that the net effect is an enhancement of the stopping power compared to the energy loss when assuming all atoms to be in their ground state.
OSTI ID:
5720916
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics; (USA) Vol. 69:7; ISSN 0021-8979; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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