Interaction of particles with matter - Part II

1 Outubro 2019, 14:00 Valentina Lozza

Energy loss by electrons, positrons:
- ionisation effects

- bremstrahlung radiation, dependance on Z, screening effect and critical energy
- radiation length X0
- Other types of scattering: Moller, Bhabha, annihilation

Energy loss by gammas:

- photoelectric effect
- Compton scattering
- Pair creation

Electromagnetic shower