Electronic stopping power in LiF from first principles

Using time-dependent density-functional theory we calculate from first principles the rate of energy transfer from a moving proton or antiproton to the electrons of an insulating material, LiF. The behavior of the electronic stopping power versus projectile velocity displays an effective threshold v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pruneda, Miguel, Sánchez-Portal, Daniel, Arnau, Andrés, Juaristi Oliden, Joseba Iñaki, Artacho, Emilio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/224586
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/224586
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Using time-dependent density-functional theory we calculate from first principles the rate of energy transfer from a moving proton or antiproton to the electrons of an insulating material, LiF. The behavior of the electronic stopping power versus projectile velocity displays an effective threshold velocity of ∼0.2a.u. for the proton, consistent with recent experimental observations, and also for the antiproton. The calculated proton/antiproton stopping-power ratio is ∼2.4 at velocities slightly above the threshold (v∼0.4a.u.), as compared to the experimental value of 2.1. The projectile energy loss mechanism is observed to be extremely local.