Pre-equilibrium stopping and charge capture in proton-irradiated aluminum sheets
Pre-equilibrium stopping and charge capture in proton-irradiated aluminum sheets
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.102.165401
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发表时间:
2020-06
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
A. Kononov;A. Schleife
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作者:
A. Kononov;A. Schleife
We present a first-principles study of pre-equilibrium stopping power and projectile charge capture in thin aluminum sheets irradiated by 6 - 60 keV protons. Our time-dependent density functional theory calculations reveal enhanced stopping power compared to bulk aluminum, particularly near the entrance layers. We propose the additional excitation channel of surface plasma oscillations as the most plausible explanation for this behavior. We also introduce a novel technique to compute the orbital-resolved charge state of a proton projectile after transmission through the sheet. Our results provide insight into the dynamics of orbital occupations after the projectile exits the aluminum sheet and have important implications for advancing radiation hardness and focused-ion beam techniques, especially for few-layer materials.