Energy loss and angular dispersion of 2–200 keV protons in amorphous silicon

Abstract

The energy loss of 2–200 keV protons in thin amorphous silicon foils has been measured for projectiles transmitted in the forward direction and as a function of the exit angle. At the lowest energies, differences of up to 30% with recently published values are observed. Angular effects in the energy loss, at low and high energies, have been investigated. The low-energy results are reproduced by model calculations and Monte Carlo simulations, which indicate that the inelastic energy loss does not show a dependence upon the impact parameter in the low energy region. A fitting formula for the present energy loss values is provided.