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Stopping Powers of Metallic Elements for Median- and High-Velocity Protons

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10640386
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 物理学一般
Research InstitutionNara Women's University

Principal Investigator

SAKAMOTO Naoki  Nara Women's University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Professor, 理学部・物理科学科, 教授 (20031718)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OGAWA Hidemi  Nara Women's University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Associate Professor, 理学部, 助教授 (90169194)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
KeywordsStopping Power / Mean Excitation Energy / Bethe-Bloch Formula / Multiple Scattering / Actual Path Length Correction / 多重散乱 / 行路長の補正
Research Abstract

Stopping powers of Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn were measured for median- and high-velocity protons. The uncertainty of the present results were ±0.4%. In high-velocity regime stopping powers were theoretically described by the Bethe-Bloch formula which could reproduce experimental values very well (within 1% accuracy). It is necessary to use rather thick foils in order to know their accurate thickness, which are essential to obtain accurate stopping power data. For a thick target incident protons may lose more than 50% of their initial energy within a target foil. Under such a condition the actual path length of protons becomes slightly longer than the target thickness. When we wish to measure very accurate stopping powers of elements, we can not neglect such an effect.
To estimate actual path length corrections we need the knowledge on the angular distributions due to multiple scattering. Therefore, we measured angular distributions due to multiple scattering for 26 kinds of target thickness … More and incident energy combinations. Comparing measured results with theoretical predictions, we found that an excellent agreement was obtained for both Moliere theory and the theory of Sigmund and Winterbon. With these theories we can obtain a reliable estimation of the correction.
The present stopping powers were compared with compilation values of ICRU Report 49 and of Andersen and Ziegler. In general, the present results were found to be slightly smaller than compilation values. In case of Fe, however, the present results were smaller by 〜10% than those ICRU Report 49 at around 0.2 MeV. Mean excitation energies of Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn were extracted from the present stopping powers. The I-values are 236.7 eV, 287.9 eV, 313.6 eV, 319.8 eV and 326.8 eV for Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn, respectively. These I-values are compared with those obtained by other authors.
The Bethe-Bloch formula is generally used for description of stopping powers for protons above 1.0 MeV. In the present study it is found that the formula can be used for protons above 〜0.7 MeV or possibly above 0.5 MeV. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

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All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] N. Sakamoto et al.: "Stopping of Ti for Protons from 0.2 to 13.5 MeV : Correction for the Actual Path Length due to Multiple Scattering"Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B. (印刷中). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] N.Sakamoto, H.Ogawa and H.Tsuchida: "Stopping Powers of Ti for Protons from 0.2 to 13.5 MeV : Correction for the Actual Path Length due to Multiple Scattering"Nucl. Instr. Meth. B. (in press). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] N.Sakamoto et al.: "Stopping Powers of Ti for Protons from 0.2 to 13.5 MeV:Correction for the Actual Path Length due to Multiple Scattering"Nucl.Instr.and Meth.B. (in press). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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