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Damage generation by electronic excitations in crystalline metals

Abstract

This paper will give a rapid overview of the main experimental results concerning the effects of high electronic energy deposition in metallic targets and present a tentative model based on the Coulomb explosion mechanism. More detailed reviews have been made recently concerning both the experiments and the theoretical model. High levels of localized energy deposition in electronic excitation are easily obtained using GeV heavy ions which during their slowing-down typically transfer a few keV/A to the electronic system of the target and a few eV/A in elastic collisions with target nuclei. In insulators and organic materials, it is well-known that both slowing-down processes contribute to damage creation, whereas in metals it has been claimed for a long time that the sole nuclear collisions are involved in damage processes. Although this last assertion remains true for some metals such as Cu, Ag, W, Cu{sub 3} Au...[2], high levels of electronic excitation can induce a partial annealing of the defects resulting from nuclear collisions in Fe, Ni, Nb, Pt..., lead to additional defect creation in Fe, Co, Zr, Ti...[2] or even to phase transformations in NiZr{sub 2} [5], Ni{sub 3}B [6], NiTi [7], Ti [8]... In the following, we shall only focus  More>>
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-11448; CONF-921101-
Reference Number:
SCA: 665300; PA: AIX-25:024590; EDB-94:060400; ERA-19:013902; NTS-94:017836; SN: 94001172898
Resource Relation:
Conference: 16. Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting,Boston, MA (United States),30 Nov - 5 Dec 1992; Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ION BEAM TARGETS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ALLOYS; COBALT; COULOMB EXCITATION; ENERGY DEPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GEV RANGE; HEAVY IONS; IRON; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM; 665300; INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BEAMS AND CONDENSED MATTER
OSTI ID:
10138154
Research Organizations:
CEA-Ecole Polytechnique, 91 - Palaiseau (France). Lab. d`Etudes des Solides Irradies
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94618847; TRN: FR9401716024590
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
5 p.
Announcement Date:
Apr 08, 1994

Citation Formats

Dunlop, A, and Lesueur, D. Damage generation by electronic excitations in crystalline metals. France: N. p., 1992. Web.
Dunlop, A, & Lesueur, D. Damage generation by electronic excitations in crystalline metals. France.
Dunlop, A, and Lesueur, D. 1992. "Damage generation by electronic excitations in crystalline metals." France.
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title = {Damage generation by electronic excitations in crystalline metals}
author = {Dunlop, A, and Lesueur, D}
abstractNote = {This paper will give a rapid overview of the main experimental results concerning the effects of high electronic energy deposition in metallic targets and present a tentative model based on the Coulomb explosion mechanism. More detailed reviews have been made recently concerning both the experiments and the theoretical model. High levels of localized energy deposition in electronic excitation are easily obtained using GeV heavy ions which during their slowing-down typically transfer a few keV/A to the electronic system of the target and a few eV/A in elastic collisions with target nuclei. In insulators and organic materials, it is well-known that both slowing-down processes contribute to damage creation, whereas in metals it has been claimed for a long time that the sole nuclear collisions are involved in damage processes. Although this last assertion remains true for some metals such as Cu, Ag, W, Cu{sub 3} Au...[2], high levels of electronic excitation can induce a partial annealing of the defects resulting from nuclear collisions in Fe, Ni, Nb, Pt..., lead to additional defect creation in Fe, Co, Zr, Ti...[2] or even to phase transformations in NiZr{sub 2} [5], Ni{sub 3}B [6], NiTi [7], Ti [8]... In the following, we shall only focus on the last two effects. (author). 15 refs.}
place = {France}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}