pyradef.dedx.constants

Constants for Energy Loss Calculations

Module Attributes

MC2

electron mass energy equivalent in eV

HBARC

reduced Planck constant times \(c\) in \(MeV\cdot fm\) (\(= eV\cdot nm\))

ALPHA

fine-structure constant, \(\alpha\)

Q

elementary charge

AMU

atomic mass constant energy equivalent in MeV

EPS0

electric constant, \(\epsilon_0\)

R

Rydberg constant times \(hc\) in eV

A0

Bohr radius

NA

Avogadro constant

C

\(2\cdot e^{\psi(1)}\)

Functions

I0(z2)

Mean excitation energy for target electrons