Electronic energy loss of swift protons in the oxides Al2O3, SiO2 and ZrO2

Autor: Rafael Garcia-Molina, Isabel Abril, C F Sanz-Navarro, Néstor R. Arista
Přispěvatelé: Interacción de Partículas Cargadas con la Materia, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Física Aplicada
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 190:89-94
ISSN: 0168-583X
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-583x(02)00467-6
Popis: We have evaluated the energy loss of protons when moving through several oxides (Al2O3, SiO2, and ZrO2). The calculations were done in the framework of the dielectric formalism, using a combination of Mermin-type energy-loss functions to describe the outer electrons, together with generalized oscillator strengths to take into account electrons from the inner shells. This method provides a realistic description of the electronic properties of each target. The calculated stopping cross-sections compare fairly well with the available experimental data in a wide range of proton energies. This work was supported by the Spanish Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (projects 1FD97-1358-C02-01, BFM2000-1050-C02-01 and BFM2000-1050-C02-02) and the Argentinian FONCYT (project PICT 0303579).
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