Width of the equilibrium charge distribution of heavy ions in solid and gaseous media

Abstract

Based on an analysis of the experimental data on the charge distributions of ions in gases and solids, the analytical parameterization of the width of the charge distribution as a function of the energy, the average equilibrium ion charge, ion nuclear charge, and nuclear charge of target atom has been obtained. The proposed relations are applicable in a broad energy range and describe the existing experimental data satisfactorily.