Range straggling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009926",
  "term": "Range straggling",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The statistical variation in the penetration depth of energetic ions or particles into a material, even when they start with the same initial energy and direction. This phenomenon arises from the stochastic nature of energy loss processes as the ions interact with the target atoms. It results in a distribution of stopping points rather than a single, precise range for all incident particles.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Rutherford backscattering spectrometry",
    "projected range",
    "secondary-ion mass spectrometry"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1810 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/range-straggling/"
}