Dechanneling,flux-peaking and energy losses of fast charged particles penetrating through thick crystals

Penetration of energetic charged particles through thick crystalline targets is reviewed. The theory of multiple scattering and energy loss is modified to include channeling effects. The relaxation of the flux distribution over the transverse plane which affects all interactions with atoms and nuclei in channeling is discussed in detail. A new type of energy loss due to spontaneous radiation of channeling particles in the continuum potential field is considered.     

Energy loss spectra for a fast charged particle beam transmitted through a material film of specified thickness

The effect of the spatial distribution of a material atomic electrons on the beam energy dissipation for monoenergetic charged particles (electrons and protons) during their transport through a film target has been investigated.     

Multiple ionization of atoms and the energy of recoil ions in collisions with fast,multiply charged ions

On the basis of the sudden perturbation approximation and the model of independent electrons, simple analytical expressions are obtained for the cross sections of multiple ionization of atoms and the average energies of recoil ions in collisions between atoms and fast, multiply charged ions in the range of parameters in which the Born approximation is inapplicable. An expression for the energy distribution function of recoil ions is also obtained.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 111–116, April, 1996.     

Effect of charge exchange on the energy distribution of fast multiply charged ions propagating through matter

A technique for calculating, in the diffusion approximation, energy distributions of multiply-charged ions with an arbitrary number of charge states propagating through matter has been suggested. Examples of numerical solutions of kinetic equations taking into account charge exchange between ions and matter are given. A compact solution for the special case of two charge states has been found. The calculations are compared to experimental data. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 111, 2226–2236 (June 1997)     

Nonperturbative shell correction to the Bethe-Bloch formula for the energy losses of fast charged particles

A simple method including nonperturbative shell corrections has been developed for calculating energy losses on complex atoms. The energy losses of fast highly charged ions on neon, argon, krypton, and xenon atoms have been calculated and compared with experimental data. It has been shown that the inclusion of the non-perturbative shell corrections noticeably improves agreement with experimental data as compared to calculations by the Bethe-Bloch formula with the standard corrections. This undoubtedly helps to reduce the number of fitting parameters in various modifications of the Bethe-Bloch formula, which are usually determined semiempirically.     

On the effect of a magnetic field on fast charged particles passing through a substance

A transport equation in the small-angle approximation is obtained for a curvilinear beam of fast charged particles passing through a substance in a nonuniform magnetic field. Green functions for this equation are found for an annular beam in a weak-focusing field and for a helical beam in the nonuniform magnetic field.     

Cylindrical mirror energy analyzer with the input of charged particles through end-surface diaphragm

Computer simulation is used to study electron-optical properties of a cylindrical mirror analyzer with the input of charged particles through the end-surface diaphragm. Regimes with double crossing of the optical axis (two-stage analyzer) are considered to increase the linear dispersion. The external electrode of the electron-optical system under study can be divided into several insulated parts with independently controlled potentials. Such an approach allows the second-order tuning of focusing and wide-range variation in the dispersion. Optimal working regimes make it possible to increase the linear dispersion by a factor of 3–4 in comparison with the one-stage regime.     

The properties of excitons produced during the transition of fast charged particles through a crystal

A study is made of the properties of excitons produced during the transition of fast charged particles through crystals.     

Excitation of electron shells in fast structural ions and their contribution to ion energy losses

Technical Physics - The energy lost by fast structural ions in collisions with atoms has been estimated based on the eikonal approximation. Structural ions are ions that consist of a nucleus and a...     

Inelastic processes in the collision of fast multiply charged ions with a hydrogen molecule

The collision of a fast (including relativistic) multiply charged ion with the simplest (hydrogen) molecule is considered on the basis of the eikonal approximation. The analytical formula for the reaction cross section, i.e., the total cross section of all inelastic electron processes in the domain where the Born approximation is inapplicable, is derived. The cross section is compared to the corresponding doubled inelastic cross sections for collisions of multiply charged ions with hydrogen atoms calculated within perturbative and nonperturbative approaches.     

Study of fast charged particles with a Cerenkov detector on the KOSMOS-900 orbiter

Experimental data, for the period from April 30, 1977 to October 10, 1979, on the spatial distribution of secondary electrons with energy greater than 15 MeV and protons with energy greater than 400 MeV at an altitude of 500 km as well as data on the fluxes of relativistic electrons with energy exceeding 15 MeV, arising in the decay phase of magnetic storms and trapped in the outer radiation belt, are presented. The results of measurements of solar cosmic rays (SCR) in the vent on November 22, 1977 are discussed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 69–74, October, 1987.     

Molecular effect in the formation of the energy spectrum upon the transmission of low-energy hydrogen ions through ultrathin carbon foils

The energy spectra of ions transmitted through ultrathin diamond-like foils irradiated by H⁺, H⁺₂, and H⁺₃ ions with energies from 2 to 12 keV/nucleon are studied. For molecular ions incident on the target with identical velocities, a considerable broadening of the energy spectrum is observed with an increase in the ion mass. The spectrum halfwidth reduced to the identical particle velocity remains constant for each type of incident ion, irrespective of the foil thickness.     

Transition radiation,Cerenkov radiation and energy losses of relativistic charged particles traversing thin foils at oblique incidence

Semiclassical relativistic energy losses and the transition radiation are calculated for fast charged particles (e.g. electrons) traversing a thin dielectric foil at oblique incidence. The transition radiation formula is generalized for foils with spatial dispersion. This formula for oblique electron incidence is of particular interest for the observation of Cerenkov radiation, emitted from a dielectric foil. The emission of Cerenkov radiation is discussed for varying electron incidence angle and foil thickness by the aid of numerical computations.     

Momenta of the particles emitted by a target heavily irradiated with low-energy ions

The total momenta of the particles emitted by a target intensely sputtered with heavy noble-gas ions with an energy of E ₀≈0.5 keV are measured. For liquid Ga targets and Ga targets at the premelting temperature, the measured momenta are close to the expected values for the sputtered metal atoms and reflected ions, whereas for Cu and Zr targets, the measured momenta are significantly higher. It is assumed that these excessive momenta are related to the sputtering of the noble gas atoms implanted into the target. The average energy of these atoms is estimated as 〈E〉≈20 eV. When gallium is irradiated, the implanted atoms diffuse predominantly to the surface and then are desorbed.     

Measuring the small-scale power spectrum of cosmic density fluctuations through 21 cm tomography prior to the epoch of structure formation

The thermal evolution of the cosmic gas decoupled from that of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at a redshift z approximately 200. Afterwards and before the first stars had formed, the cosmic neutral hydrogen absorbed the CMB flux at its resonant 21 cm spin-flip transition. We calculate the evolution of the spin temperature for this transition and the resulting anisotropies that are imprinted on the CMB sky due to linear density fluctuations during this epoch. These anisotropies, at an observed wavelength of 10.56[(1+z)/50] m, contain an amount of information that is orders of magnitude larger than any other cosmological probe.     

光学厚度对颗粒媒质的多重散射的影响

基于辐射传播方程及多重散射基础理论,利用Fraunhofer近似,对颗粒媒质的多重散射光强进行了计算。研究了光学厚度对多重散射的影响,揭示了多重光散射的角分布特征,光强大小随光学厚度的变化,以及单散射引起的误差等方面的规律。为实际的颗粒媒质的光学测量等提供了理论根据。     

Relative contribution of target and masker temporal fine structure to the unmasking of consonants in noise

The present study assessed the relative contribution of the "target" and "masker" temporal fine structure (TFS) when identifying consonants. Accordingly, the TFS of the target and that of the masker were manipulated simultaneously or independently. A 30 band vocoder was used to replace the original TFS of the stimuli with tones. Four masker types were used. They included a speech-shaped noise, a speech-shaped noise modulated by a speech envelope, a sentence, or a sentence played backward. When the TFS of the target and that of the masker were disrupted simultaneously, consonant recognition dropped significantly compared to the unprocessed condition for all masker types, except the speech-shaped noise. Disruption of only the target TFS led to a significant drop in performance with all masker types. In contrast, disruption of only the masker TFS had no effect on recognition. Overall, the present data are consistent with previous work showing that TFS information plays a significant role in speech recognition in noise, especially when the noise fluctuates over time. However, the present study indicates that listeners rely primarily on TFS information in the target and that the nature of the masker TFS has a very limited influence on the outcome of the unmasking process.