electronic stopping cross section

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Stopping cross section arising from energy transfer to the electrons of the sample.
Note: The maximum of the nuclear stopping cross section occurs at energies of the order of 1 keV per nucleon, whereas that of the electronic stopping cross section occurs at above 100 keV per nucleon. The absolute value of the electronic stopping cross section maximum is significantly greater than that for the nuclear stopping cross section.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1832 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'electronic stopping cross section' 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.09368 RIS BibTex EndNote
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