Corrections to the higher moments of the heavy ion energy-loss distribution beyond the Born approximation. II. Beta dependence of Mott's corrections

TL;DR

This paper calculates Mott corrections to higher moments of heavy ion energy-loss distribution across various velocities, revealing significant deviations from Born approximation in these moments.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive calculation of Mott corrections beyond the Born approximation for heavy ion energy-loss moments across a wide velocity range.

Findings

Mott corrections are large compared to Born approximation

Corrections significantly affect first-order and normalized moments

Range of velocities where corrections are substantial

Abstract

The Mott corrections to the higher moments of the heavy ion energy-loss distribution are calculated in a wide range of relative particle velocity on the basis of the Mott exact cross section. It is shown that the relative Mott corrections to the first-order Born central moments and normalized central moments reach a large value over the range under consideration.