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Ion-solid interactions
Article By:
Weller, Robert A. Department of Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Last reviewed:January 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.351860
Physical processes resulting from the collision of energetic ions, atoms, or molecules with condensed matter. These include elastic and inelastic backscattering of the projectile, penetration of the solid by the projectile, emission of electrons and photons from the surface, sputtering and desorption of neutral atoms and ions, production of defects in crystals, creation of nuclear tracks in insulating solids, and electrical, chemical, and physical changes to the irradiated matter resulting from the passage or implantation of the projectile (Fig. 1). Ion-solid interactions are also known as particle-solid interactions.
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