The stopping power of organic liquids for alpha particles over the energy range 1-8 MeV

Abstract

Range-energy relations have been determined experimentally for carbon tetrachloride and for several hydrocarbon liquids. Differential molecular stopping powers have hence been obtained at various energies and these are compared with values for the comparable vapour phase. The molecular stopping powers of liquid hydrocarbons are found to be lower than those of the corresponding vapours especially at low energies, and these differences are discussed.