Bethe-Bloch: -dE/dx = K·z²·(Z/A)·(1/β²)·[½·ln(2m_ec²β²γ²T_max/I²) - β²]

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Bethe-Bloch framework — the canonical relativistic formula for the mean ionisation energy loss of heavy charged particles traversing matter (Bethe, Ann. Phys. 5, 325, 1930; Bloch, Z. Phys. 81, 363, 1933; relativistic corrections by Bethe &…

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