Energy Loss of High Energy Electrons in Various Metals: Comparison of Theory and Experiment.
Abstract
A comparison of data from all previous energy loss experiments performed at the Naval Postgraduate School with new theoretical predictions is presented in this thesis. In addition, the data have been extended to include beryllium. With this extension, experiments have now been conducted on materials ranging in atomic number from 4 to 82. Agreement between experiment and theory is excellent for the most probable energy loss. However, theoretical values for the half-widths of the energy loss distributions generally are small compared to experiment for thicknesses less than 5 g/cm squared and large for thicknesses greater than 5 g/cm squared. These experiments were conducted in the energy range from 50 to 100 MeV, with absorber thicknesses from 0.7 to 5.9 g/cm squared. These effects were found to be independent of atomic number or incident energy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0730501
Entities
People
- Philip Edward Oppedahl
- William Francis Barry
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School