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Energy spectra of secondary electrons ejected by ions from foils

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Zeitschrift für Physik A Atoms and Nuclei

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Secondary electron spectra in the energy range below 3.5 keV arising from the passage of α-particles and fission products through thin carbon and gold foils are presented and compared to gas target spectra and theoretical calculations which include the slowing down and the angular scattering of the electrons in the foil. A good agreement between the calculation and the experimental results is found. The shape of fission product induced electron spectra differs systematically from that of light ion induced spectra. Total yields and mean energies of the secondary electrons are derived from the spectra.

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  1. Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany

    K. E. Pferdekämper & H. -G. Clerc

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Darmstädter Dissertation D 17

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Pferdekämper, K.E., Clerc, H.G. Energy spectra of secondary electrons ejected by ions from foils. Z Physik A 280, 155–164 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01409544

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