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Title: Influence of the dynamical image potential on the rainbows in ion channeling through short carbon nanotubes

Abstract

We investigate the influence of the dynamic polarization of the carbon valence electrons on the angular distributions of protons channeled through short (11,9) single-wall carbon nanotubes at speeds of 3 and 5 a.u. (corresponding to the proton energies of 0.223 and 0.621 MeV), with the nanotube length varied from 0.1 to 0.3 {mu}m. The dynamic image force on protons is calculated by means of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the nanotube's dielectric response, whereas the repulsive interaction with the nanotube's cylindrical wall is modeled by a continuum potential based on the Doyle-Turner interatomic potential. The angular distributions of channeled protons are generated by a computer simulation method using the numerical solution of the proton equations of motion in the transverse plane. Our analysis shows that the inclusion of the image interaction causes qualitative changes in the proton deflection function, giving rise to a number of rainbow maxima in the corresponding angular distribution. We propose that observations of those rainbow maxima could be used to deduce detailed information on the relevant interaction potentials, and consequently to probe the electron distribution inside carbon nanotubes.

Authors:
; ;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Laboratory of Physics (010), Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro)
  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 (Canada)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20787518
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.062902; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CARBON; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ION CHANNELING; MEV RANGE; NANOTUBES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; POLARIZATION; POTENTIALS; PROTONS; VALENCE; VELOCITY

Citation Formats

Borka, D, Petrovic, S, Neskovic, N, Mowbray, D J, and Miskovic, Z L. Influence of the dynamical image potential on the rainbows in ion channeling through short carbon nanotubes. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0.
Borka, D, Petrovic, S, Neskovic, N, Mowbray, D J, & Miskovic, Z L. Influence of the dynamical image potential on the rainbows in ion channeling through short carbon nanotubes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0
Borka, D, Petrovic, S, Neskovic, N, Mowbray, D J, and Miskovic, Z L. 2006. "Influence of the dynamical image potential on the rainbows in ion channeling through short carbon nanotubes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0.
@article{osti_20787518,
title = {Influence of the dynamical image potential on the rainbows in ion channeling through short carbon nanotubes},
author = {Borka, D and Petrovic, S and Neskovic, N and Mowbray, D J and Miskovic, Z L},
abstractNote = {We investigate the influence of the dynamic polarization of the carbon valence electrons on the angular distributions of protons channeled through short (11,9) single-wall carbon nanotubes at speeds of 3 and 5 a.u. (corresponding to the proton energies of 0.223 and 0.621 MeV), with the nanotube length varied from 0.1 to 0.3 {mu}m. The dynamic image force on protons is calculated by means of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the nanotube's dielectric response, whereas the repulsive interaction with the nanotube's cylindrical wall is modeled by a continuum potential based on the Doyle-Turner interatomic potential. The angular distributions of channeled protons are generated by a computer simulation method using the numerical solution of the proton equations of motion in the transverse plane. Our analysis shows that the inclusion of the image interaction causes qualitative changes in the proton deflection function, giving rise to a number of rainbow maxima in the corresponding angular distribution. We propose that observations of those rainbow maxima could be used to deduce detailed information on the relevant interaction potentials, and consequently to probe the electron distribution inside carbon nanotubes.},
doi = {10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20787518}, journal = {Physical Review. A},
issn = {1050-2947},
number = 6,
volume = 73,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}