Bethe formula for stopping power

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The Bethe formula for stopping power is a fundamental equation in particle physics that quantifies the energy loss of fast charged particles as they pass through matter.

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instanceOf energy loss formula ⓘ
physical formula ⓘ
stopping power formula ⓘ
appliesTo alpha particles ⓘ
charged pions ⓘ
heavy charged particles ⓘ
muons ⓘ
protons ⓘ
relativistic charged particles ⓘ
assumes interaction primarily with atomic electrons ⓘ
single particle moving in homogeneous medium ⓘ
category radiation–matter interaction ⓘ
theoretical particle physics ⓘ
dependsOn atomic number of the medium ⓘ
mass density of the medium ⓘ
material electron density ⓘ
mean excitation potential of the medium ⓘ
particle charge ⓘ
particle velocity ⓘ
relativistic beta factor ⓘ
relativistic gamma factor ⓘ
describes electronic stopping power ⓘ
energy loss of fast charged particles in matter ⓘ
developedIn 20th century ⓘ
field nuclear physics ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
radiation physics ⓘ
generalizationOf classical stopping power expressions ⓘ
includesTerm density effect correction ⓘ
logarithm of particle velocity and material properties ⓘ
shell correction ⓘ
lessAccurateFor very high energy particles with radiative losses ⓘ
very low energy particles ⓘ
namedAfter Hans Bethe ⓘ
quantityDescribed mean rate of energy loss per unit path length ⓘ
stopping power ⓘ
relatedTo Bethe–Bloch formula ⓘ
symbolicallyRepresents -dE/dx ⓘ
usedIn accelerator physics ⓘ
detector design ⓘ
dosimetry ⓘ
radiation shielding calculations ⓘ
space radiation analysis ⓘ
usesConstant Avogadro constant ⓘ
classical electron radius ⓘ
electron mass ⓘ
speed of light ⓘ
validFor high energy charged particles ⓘ

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Hans Bethe → notableIdea → Bethe–Bloch theory ⓘ
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Bethe formula for stopping power → relatedTo → Bethe–Bloch formula ⓘ
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