Electronic Stopping of Slow Protons in Transition and Rare Earth Metals: Breakdown of the Free Electron Gas Concept

Author(s): D. Roth, B. Bruckner, M. V. Moro, S. Gruber, D. Goebl, J. I. Juaristi, M. Alducin, R. Steinberger, J. Duchoslav, D. Primetzhofer, and P. Bauer

Measurements of how slow protons stop in tantalum and gadolinium show that the process is dependent on the density of states.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 103401] Published Wed Mar 08, 2017