Corrections to the higher moments of the relativistic ion energy-loss distribution beyond the Born approximation. I. Z dependence of Mott's corrections

TL;DR

This paper calculates corrections to the higher moments of the relativistic ion energy-loss distribution beyond the Born approximation, focusing on the Z dependence of Mott's corrections using the exact cross section.

Contribution

It introduces a method to compute higher-order corrections to energy-loss moments using Mott's exact cross section for relativistic ions.

Findings

Corrections vary significantly with ion charge number Z.

Mott's corrections improve the accuracy of energy-loss predictions.

The approach extends beyond the first-order Born approximation.

Abstract

Using the Mott exact cross section for moderate relativistic energies, we calculated the corrections to the first-order Born higher moments of the energy-loss distribution of charged particles in a wide range of the particle charge numbers.