What happens to lons Inside the matera? lons lose energy, dE/dx, interacting elastically with nuclei and inelastically with electrons E)+SE d x S(E)is Stopping power(eVcm lon range in target de r= dx= N S,(E)+SE) What can we say about nuclear and electronIc stoppIng 3.155J/6.152J.2003What happens to ions inside the material? Ions lose energy, dE/dx, interacting elastically with nuclei and inelastically with electrons dE = -N S [ n (E ) + S (E)] dx e S (E) is Stopping power (eVcm2) i R 0 dE Ion range in target: R = Ú dx = 1 E Ú N 0 0 S n e (E) + S (E ) What can we say about nuclear and electronic stopping… 3.155J/6.152J, 2003 8