Energy loss straggling of 5.486MeV α-particles in PP, PET and KAPTON polymeric foils

Energy loss and straggling of α-particles in Ag and Sn metallic foils

“…Numerous experimental and theoretical groups are involved to study the energy loss, in different target-ions' energy combinations, through different experimental techniques and by adopting different theoretical treatments (Ammi et al, 2011;Cantero et al, 2012;Diwan et al, 2003;Guesmia et al, 2014;Hubert, Bimbot, & Gauvin, 1990;Miksova, Mackova, Malinsky, Hnatowicz, & Slepicka, 2014;Moussa, Damache, & Ouichaoui, 2015;Northcliffe & Schilling, 1970;Paul & Schinner, 2001Pratibha, Sharma, Diwan, Kumar, Khan, & Avasthi, 2008;Randhawa & Virk, 1996;Rauhala, Raisanen, Fulop, Kiss, & Hunyadi, 1992;Sharma, Kumar, Yadav, & Sharma, 1995;Wambersie, 2005;Weaver & Westphal, 2002;Zhang & Weber, 2003;Ziegler, 1999;Ziegler, Biersack, & Littmark, 1985). As far as energy loss straggling is concerned, little attention has been paid and therefore limited studies are available, which are fragmentary in nature (Behar, Fadanelli, Abril, Garcia-Molina, & Nagamine, 2011;Besenbacher, Andersen, & Bonderup, 1980;Comfort, Decker, Lynk, Scully, & Quinton, 1966;Diwan, Neetu, & Kumar, 2012;Guesmia et al, 2015;Hsu, Liang, Yu, & Chen, 2005;Ibrahim & Al-Bedri, 2012;Kumar, Diwan, & Kumar, 2015;Miksova et al, 2014;Neetu, Sharma, Gulati, Diwan & Kumar, 2010;Ouichaoui et al, 2000). Hence, there is a need to conduct systematic studies for straggling along with energy loss, for various ions in different target materials.…”