Erosion of solid neon by keV electrons.
Erosion of solid neon by keV electrons.
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keV 电子对固体氖气的侵蚀。
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发表时间:
1986
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通讯作者:
Claussen
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作者:
Schou;Borgesen;Ellegaard;Sorensen;Claussen
The erosion of solid neon by keV electrons has been studied experimentally and theoretically. Electronic sputtering as well as temperature-enhanced sublimation are investigated by a frequency-change measurement on a quartz crystal or in some cases by the change in intensity of reflected electrons. The erosion yield increases with increasing temperature for substrate temperatures above 7 K. Below this temperature sputtering via electronic transitions is the dominant process. The yield shows a clear minimum for film thicknesses about (5--7) x 10/sup 16/ Ne atoms/cm/sup 2/ for 2-keV electrons. The sputtering yield for thick films has a maximum at 1.2--1.5 keV. The results are explained by the diffusion of excitations to the surface with subsequent decay. From this model and the experimental results one derives a characteristic diffusion length of about 1 x 10/sup 17/ Ne atoms/cm/sup 2/. The eventual particle ejection is driven by decay of surface-trapped excitons or by dissociative recombination. The magnitude of the yield indicates that deexciting neon particles at the surface induce further sputtering. Direct sputtering from electron-nucleus collisions does not contribute significantly to the yield.