Stopping power for a proton ion gun through a Boron-11 sheet 1mm thick

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The discussion focuses on calculating the stopping power for a proton ion gun passing through a 1mm thick Boron-11 sheet. The initial calculation mistakenly used incorrect values, leading to an exaggerated stopping power of 58 MeV. The corrected stopping power calculation utilized the proper density of Boron-11 (1.139e29 atoms/m³) and the accurate stopping power value of 5.1e-15 eV cm²/atom. The final result aligns more closely with expected values, demonstrating the importance of precise data and calculations in nuclear physics.

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Hello, I need the stopping power for a proton ion gun through Boron-11 sheet 1mm thick.

I have the following table obtained from here:
https://www-nds.iaea.org/stopping/stopping_hydr.html
Where the unit is in 1-15*eV*cm2/atom:
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Then I calculated for 600keV protons at table 5.1eV*cm2/atom.
I calculated for Boron which density is 2080kg/m3 and atomic number 11 a density of 1.139atoms/m3
So the stopping power should be:
5.1*1e-6 (MeV/eV) * 1e-4 (cm2/m2) /1.1389 *.001=58e6 MeV

That is too much (at least 1e6 times), what I did wrong?
 

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It is not 5.1 eV cm2/atom, it is 5.1x10-15 eV cm2/atom.
It is not 1.139 atoms/m3 (that's a bloody big atom!) What is it?
It is not 1e-4 cm2/m2
Where does 0.001 come from?
 
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I am very sorry, I am surprised about lot errors I made yesterday late ( I have to sleep sometimes),
I introducted in the formula 5.1e-15.
The target density was 1.139e29 atoms/m3 (Boron 11 density is 2080kg/m3 so 2080/11amus/1.660538921E-27 kg/amu = 1.139e29)
The 1e-4 is Ok but I had to write 1e-4 (m^2/cm^2)
0.001 was the target thick that I forgot to advise (1mm)
At the end I obtain:
5.1e-15 (eV*cm2/atom)*1e-6 (MeV/eV) * 1e-4 (m2/cm2) *1.1389 e29 (atom/m3) * 1e-3 mm=58 MeV, that is 50% over other calculus I made but more reasonable

If somebody want to calculate the stopping power I should recommend (moreover not follow my calculus) to obtain data from tables at this site:
https://www-nds.iaea.org/stopping/stopping_hydr.html

Also this link could help:
https://www-nds.iaea.org/stopping/

Thanks to Helmut, I will never forget him