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Electron Attenuation Lengths for Free-Electron-Like Metals
Published
Author(s)
David R. Penn
Abstract
Mean free paths for electrons in bulk jellium are calculated for hot electrons with energies from a few hundred to a few thousand electron volts and for values of rs from 1.5 to 5. Exchange and correlation effects are included and the results are compared to relevant experiments.