The variation of plasma energy loss with composition in dilute aluminium-magnesium solid solutions

Abstract
Detailed measurements are described of the plasma energy loss in aluminum alloys containing up to ∼ 9 at. % magnesium. The measured dependence of the plasma energy loss on composition deviates from that to be expected from a rigid band model of alloying. A better fit to the measurements is obtained if the model is modified to take account of the influence of deep electronic band structure.