Abstract
In the present work, new, differential cross-section values are presented for the natK(p, p0) reaction in the energy range Elab = 3000-5000 keV (with an energy step of 25 keV) and for detector angles between 140° and 170° (with an angular step of 10°). A qualitative discussion of the observed cross-section variations through the influence of strong, closely spaced resonances in the p + 39K system is also presented. Information has also been extracted concerning the 39K(p,α0) reaction for Elab = 4000-5000 keV in the same angular range. As a result, more than ∼500 data points will soon be available to the scientific community through IBANDL (Ion Beam Analysis Nuclear Data Library - http://www-nds.iaea.org/ibandl/) and could thus be incorporated in widely used IBA algorithms (e.g. SIMNRA, WINDF, etc.) for potassium depth profiling at relatively high proton beam energies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1797-1801 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| Volume | 268 |
| Issue number | 11-12 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The financial support of the NTUA Fund program ΠEBE-2008 is gratefully acknowledged.
Keywords
- Cross-section
- Elastic Backscattering Spectroscopy
- NRA
- Potassium
- RBS