
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cooper, R 
A1  - Mooring, R 
T1  - Ionization current measurements and the energy required to form an ion pair in &#947;-ray irradiated gases
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1968
VL  - 21
IS  - 10
SP  - 2417
EP  - 2425
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9682417 
N2  - Ionization current measurements in cobalt-60 &#947;-ray irradiated gases have been used to determine the average energy required to form an ion pair (W value) in a series of gases. Using well-established values of W for six gases (H2, He, air, N2, Ar, and C2H2), two methods of determining W from further experimental data have been devised. Correlation of W with observed ionization current data has been achieved using (a) a modified version of the Bethe equation, and (b) available stopping powers. W values for a number of other gases have been determined by both treatments, and the results from each method compared. 
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