Direct Observation and Theory of Trajectory-Dependent Electronic Energy Losses in Medium-Energy Ion Scattering

Hentz, A., Parkinson, G., Quinn, P., Muñoz-Márquez, M., Woodruff, D., Grande, P., Schiwietz, G., Bailey, Paul and Noakes, T. (2009) Direct Observation and Theory of Trajectory-Dependent Electronic Energy Losses in Medium-Energy Ion Scattering. Physical Review Letters, 102 (9). 096103. ISSN 0031-9007

Abstract

The energy spectrum associated with scattering of 100 keV H+ ions from the outermost few atomic layers of Cu(111) in different scattering geometries provides direct evidence of trajectory-dependent electronic energy loss. Theoretical simulations, combining standard Monte Carlo calculations of the elastic scattering trajectories with coupled-channel calculations to describe inner-shell ionization and excitation as a function of impact parameter, reproduce the effects well and provide a means for far more complete analysis of medium-energy ion scattering data.

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