SN0439 : Comparison of Bethe-Bloch and Bichsel Functions

Author(s):H. Bichsel
Date:Dec. 20, 2001
File(s):sn0439.ps.gz
Abstract:The Bethe-Bloch equation gives an inaccurate representation of the functional dependance on particle energy of the relevant quantity needed for the evaluation of the ionization spectra from detectors used for particle identification. Instead, ``Bichsel functions" are presented here. These functions depend on segment length as well as on truncation method.
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Category:Technical