Comparison of exact and approximate formulas for the Mott correction to energy loss of relativistic heavy ions
Abstract
A comparison is given between an exact numerical calculation and two approximate analytic expressions for the Mott correction to energy loss of heavy ions. A complete tabulation of the Mott correction is given for use when the approximate expressions are not valid. The validity of possible relativistic corrections to the Bloch correction is discussed. A comparison of the calculations to some recent experiments is given.
- Publication:
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Physical Review A
- Pub Date:
- June 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.33.3767
- Bibcode:
- 1986PhRvA..33.3767E
- Keywords:
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- Electron Scattering;
- Energy Dissipation;
- Heavy Ions;
- Relativistic Particles;
- Cosmic Rays;
- Legendre Functions;
- Particle Accelerators;
- Nuclear and High-Energy Physics;
- 34.50.-s;
- Scattering of atoms and molecules