Energy-loss and straggling of hydrogen and helium ions in selenium

Abstract

Using a transmission technique, the energy-loss and straggling of protons, deuterons and helium ions in Se were measured in the energy range between 0.3 and 2.5 MeV. The experimental stopping powers of the various ions are the same as the semiempirical values of Andersen and Ziegler, except in the vicinity of the stopping power maximum. The reduced straggling for the helium and hydrogen ions is energy independent above 0.25 MeV/amu with the helium values the same as predicted by Bohr but the hydrogen values are somewhat lower.