Energy dependence of W for alpha particles in N2, CO2, CH4, Ar, H2 and Rossi-type tissue-equivalent gases
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 23 (6) , 1162-1172
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/23/6/012
Abstract
Average energy required to form an ion pair (W) was determined in N2, CO2, CH4, Ar, H2 and Rossi-type tissue-equivalent gas. Alpha particles from a 241Am source were used. W was determined at alpha energies of 5.37, 3.12, 1.08 and 0.46 MeV. The ratio of total ionisation produced (for fixed alpha particle energy) in experimental gas to that produced in argon was measured. This ratio was then multiplied by the previously determined W value for argon gas (26.29 eV per ion pair) to yield W for various experimental gases. Energy of the 241Am alpha particles was degraded by using air as an absorbing material. Empirical relations were fitted to the experimental data.Keywords
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