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Determination of charge states of single swift heavy projectiles by high-energy delta-electrons
1DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, D-51147 Köln, Germany. matthias.meier@dlr.de
Abstract:
The effective charge state is an important particle parameter which is required for the calculation of many effects concerning the interaction between radiation and matter such as an estimate of the radial dose of swift heavy projectiles, stopping power and so on. A new method for the determination of effective charge states of heavy ions is based on the measurement of the number of high-energy delta-electrons which are ejected from a target by the penetrating ion. These electrons are detectable with a CCD-detector and their number can be correlated to the effective charge state of the projectile for known particle velocities. This method is even applicable to operation with single swift heavy ions within statistical bounds.
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