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ISSN: 1829-1171
Submitted: 2026-07-17
Natural Sciences, Physics, 2026
Ionization Energy Losses of Low-Energy Alpha Particles in Methylal
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Abstract
The energy losses of alpha particles have been measured in Methylal gas and compared with the Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter SRIM-2008. The alpha particle energy losses have been experimentally determined for 239Pu α-particle source using a dedicated experimental setup based on low-pressure multi-wire proportional chambers (LPMWPC); such losses are observed to deviate significantly from the calculated ones. The deviations suggested that in the low (≤ 1 MeV) energy region the stopping powers given by SRIM-2013 might be too high of about 5-10%.