Erosion of thin carbon foils by 20 keV and 40 keV Ar{sup +} irradiation
Nominal 2 {mu}g/cm{sup 2} C foils were irradiated with 20 and 40 keV Ar{sup +} ions at fluences up to 1.1x10{sup 16} Ar{sup +}/cm{sup 2}. Foil erosion (determined by measuring changes in angular scatter distribution of 2-keV protons transiting the foil) is observed to reach a constant rate of 3.5 C atoms removed per incident Ar{sup +}. The independence of the sputter yield on foil thickness indicates that interactions leading to sputtering occur within a depth of 0.5 {mu}g/cm{sup 2} of the sputter surface. Using theoretical and TRIM estimates for the backwater sputtering yield, the transmission sputtering yield is a factor of 3-16 times larger than the backward sputtering yield. The fraction of holes created in the foil by Ar{sup +} irradiation linearly increases with fluence above a fluence of 4x10{sup 15} Ar{sup +}/cm{sup 2}, and the foil lifetime is 8.7x10{sup 15} Ar{sup +}/cm{sup 2}.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 383514
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--96-3096; CONF-960994--8; ON: DE96014934
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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