projected range

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Distance from the surface at which an energetic ion or atom comes to rest in the sample, projected along the direction of the beam.
Notes:
  1. Used in energetic-ion analysis, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, and secondary-ion mass spectrometry.
  2. Calculations usually deal with the mean or average projected range for a large number of ions or atoms of the same species and the same energy.
See also: range straggling
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1810 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'projected range' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09271 RIS BibTex EndNote
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