Stopping powers for 1.3-3.5 MeV/u Fe-56, Kr-80,Kr-84 and I-127 ions in Mg,
V, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Nb, Sn, Ta and Au have been determined by a transmission
technique exposing the metallic sample foils to the direct ion beam. No pr
evious data have been published for Mg, V, Fe, Co, Nb, Sn or Ta stopping me
dia with these ion energies. The experimental results are compared with par
ametrizations of the stopping powers found in the literature (SRIM-2000 and
Hubert's parametrization). Discrepancies as high as 21 and 16% are observe
d for SRIM and Hubert's parametrization, respectively. However, there is ag
reement between the present results and other experimental data available a
t corresponding ion velocities for Kr-84 and Fe-56 in Ni, Cu, and Au. (C) 2
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