Re: Alpha stopping powers and ranges etc

["MW Charles" <m.w.charles@bham.ac.uk>]

Dear martin

Many thanks for your response.  This software does indeed seem 
to be what I was looking for.  I appreciate your help.

Monty
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On 13 Nov 00, at 17:58, Carolan, Martin wrote:

> Dr Charles and list members,
> 
> It is some time since I had a play around with this package but I
> believe that you may find the TRIM /SRIM software by Ziegler useful.
> You can down load it at
> http://www.research.ibm.com/ionbeams/home.htm#SRIM . It will give
> ranges stopping, powers, etc for a range of ions in a set of standard
> or user defined materials (or layers of materials). It is well
> documented and easy to use.
> 
> I hope this is some help. (apologies if I have missed any previous
> postings already recommending SRIM)
> 
> Martin Carolan
> Senior Physicist
> Department of Nuclear Medicine
> Wollongong Hospital
> Wollongong NSW 2500
> email carolanm@iahs.nsw.gov.au <mailto:carolanm@iahs.nsw.gov.au> phone
> 61 2 4222 5224 fax 61 2 4222 5238 internal page # 252.
> 
> 
> > Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:45:44 -0000
> > From: "MW Charles" <m.w.charles@bham.ac.uk>
> > To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> > Subject: Tabulations or calculation of alpha particle range 
> > Message-ID: <4C96B913BD@is-fs12.bham.ac.uk>
> > 
> > Dear Colleagues
> > 
> > I have a need to calculate the range of alpha particles (energies up
> > to ~ 10 MeV) in boron and some boron compounds.  Many years ago I
> > used a programme called SPAR which could do this.  I recall that it
> > was developed at Oak Ridge.  Does anyone know of a listing of alpha
> > particle ranges or software which is currently available for
> > calculating this?
> > 
> > Many thanks.
> > 
> > Monty Charles
> > 
> > Dr Monty Charles, Reader in Radiation Physics
> > School of Physics & Astronomy
> > University of Birmingham
> > Edgbaston
> > Birmingham B15 2TT
> > England
> > TEL +44  0121 414 3483
> > FAX +44  0121 414 4725
> > 
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Dr Monty Charles, Reader in Radiation Physics
School of Physics & Astronomy
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
England
TEL +44  0121 414 3483
FAX +44  0121 414 4725
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