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Energy loss of deuterons in He-3 gas: a threshold effect

  • A Formicola
  • , M Aliotta
  • , G Gyurky
  • , F Raiola
  • , R Bonetti
  • , C Broggini
  • , L Campajola
  • , P Corvisiero
  • , H Costantini
  • , A D'Onofrio
  • , Z Fulop
  • , G Gervino
  • , L Gialanella
  • , A Guglielmetti
  • , C Gustavino
  • , G Imbriani
  • , M Junker
  • , A Ordine
  • , P Prati
  • , V Roca
  • D Rogalla, C Rolfs, M Romano, F Schumann, E Somorjai, O Straniero, F Strieder, F Terrasi, H P Trautvetter, S Zavatarelli

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Abstract

The energy loss of deuterons in He-3 gas was measured at E-d = 15 to 100keV using the He-3 pressure dependence of the He-3(d,p)He-4 cross-section at a given incident energy. At the highest energies, the observed energy loss is in good agreement with a standard compilation. However, with decreasing energy the experimental values drop steadily below the theoretical values and near E-d = 18keV they drop sharply (within 1keV) reaching the domain of nuclear stopping power. This threshold behavior is due to the minimum 1s --> 2s electron excitation of the He target atoms, i.e. it is a quantum effect. Some consequences are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-446
Number of pages4
JournalThe European Physical Journal A (EPJ A)
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2000

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS
  • CROSS-SECTION

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