Abstract
We have measured the emerging charge-state distribution of 27-MeV/u beams channeled through a thin Si single crystal, and deduced electron impact ionization cross sections for to by 14.7-keV electrons. They are ≊2 to 4 times higher than predicted by usually accepted empirical estimations. We have also measured the energy loss versus emerging charge state. For hyperchanneled ions, the stopping power depends only on the mean (and not on the actually sampled) density of valence electrons and compares well with the prediction of the electron gas model.
- Received 11 April 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.1930
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