The semiclassical approximation is extended to the case of ionisation of atoms by relativistic charged particles. The theory is formulated both for a relativistic and a non-relativistic electron description. For total cross sections the theory is shown to be equivalent to the relativistic plane-wave Born approximation. Numerical results for the impact parameter distribution of the ionisation probability for the K shell are given.
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