Energy loss in fast-particle surface scattering at grazing incidence

Journal Article · Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.49.4881· OSTI ID:5257201

Manson, J R ^[1]; Ritchie, R H ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634 (United States)
2. Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States) Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 (United States)

The surface scattering of kilovolt-energy ions and atoms at glancing-incidence angles has contributed substantially to knowledge of elementary electronic excitations in the interface region. We consider the influence of inelastic exchange of mechanical energy, due to recoil of the target atoms, on the distribution of scattered projectile atoms. Although with a glancing-incident-angle geometry the relative energy loss by this mechanism is small, it can have a substantial effect on the angular distribution of the scattered particles. These conclusions are supported by numerical calculations of energy losses and scattered particle distributions.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5257201
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Vol. 49:7; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
SOLIDS
CHARGE EXCHANGE
ENERGY LOSSES
LATTICE VIBRATIONS
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ARGON IONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ION SCATTERING ANALYSIS
KEV RANGE 10-100
RECOILS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FLUIDS
GASES
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IONS
KEV RANGE
LOSSES
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
RARE GASES
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