Numerical Evaluation of Lindhard's Theory of Stopping Power for a Charged Particle in a Free-Electron Gas

Abstract

Stopping powers derivable from Lindhard's dielectric theory of stopping for a charged particle in a uniform electron gas are calculated as a continuous function of electron density for a wide variety of projectile energies ranging from 10 (expn 2) to 10 (expn 4) keV/amu. Results are presented for electron densities varying from 10 (expn 22) to 10 (expn 32) electrons/cc, a range which includes electron densities generally found for the energy bands of solids and for the atomic levels of atoms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA097926

Entities

People

  • G. J. Lafrate
  • J. F. Ziegler

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Charged Particles
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Free Electrons
  • New York
  • Numerical Integration
  • Particles
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Projectiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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