MULTIPLE SCATTERING OF CHARGED PARTICLES,

Abstract

Numerical calculations were carried out for the multiple scattering of charged particles as described by the theories of Moliere and of Nigam, Sundaresan, and Wu (NSW). The NSW theory is the more accurate but the deviations from the older theory of Moliere are not great. An approximation to the NSW theory is given which is shown to be essentially indistinguishable from the complete NSW theory for the scattering of medium energy protons and which allows the construction of 'universal' angular distribution curves. A method is given which permits the rapid evaluation of the angle at which the angular distribution has decreased to 1/e of its value in the forward direction. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0643812

Entities

People

  • Barbara A. Zimmerman
  • Jerry B. Marion

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Construction
  • Distribution Curves
  • Particles
  • Scattering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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