Interaction of 3.9-Gev Nitrogen Ions with Matter
- 10 December 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 174 (4014) , 1123-1125
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.174.4014.1123
Abstract
The interaction with matter of nitrogen ions in the 3.9-billion-electron-volt (Gev) beam of the Princeton Particle Accelerator has been studied. In polyethylene, the range of ions is 12.6 ± 0.2 grams per square centimeter and the mean free path for nuclear collisions is 15.4 ± 3.8 centimeters; the loss of energy by the ions passing through polyethylene agrees with that predicted by stopping-power theory. The production of secondary particles has been investigated. These data are useful for experiments and for evaluating the merits of nitrogen ions in biomedical application.Keywords
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