Electronic stopping power for heavy ions in hot targets.

Abstract

An investigation on the electronic stopping power and the effective charge for a heavy ion in a hot target is made using linear-response dielectric theory. The charge distribution of the electrons bound to a projectile is determined by the Brandt-Kitagawa (BK) model [Phys. Rev. B 25, 3631 (1982)]. Some analytical expressions of the electronic stopping power and the effective charge are obtained in the limits of the low and high velocities, respectively. The theoretical results are compared with the experimental data for high-velocity ions