Antiproton Stopping at Low Energies: Confirmation of Velocity-Proportional Stopping Power
- 25 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 88 (19) , 193201
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.88.193201
Abstract
The stopping power for antiprotons in various solid targets has been measured in the low-energy range of 1–100 keV. In agreement with most models, in particular free-electron gas models, the stopping power is found to be proportional to the projectile velocity below the stopping-power maximum. Although a stopping power proportional to velocity has also been observed for protons, the interpretation of such measurements is difficult due to the presence of charge exchange processes. Hence, the present measurements constitute the first unambiguous support for a velocity-proportional stopping power due to target excitations by a pointlike projectile.Keywords
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