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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
Volume 175, Issue -, Pages 1-11Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00544-9
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The energy dissipation due to fast heavy ions in matter is critically reviewed with emphasis on possible mechanisms that lead to material modifications. Starting from a discussion of the initial electronic energy-deposition processes, three basic mechanisms for the conversion of electronic into atomic energy are investigated. Experimental evidence for a highly charged track region as well as for hot electrons inside tracks is presented. As follows mainly from Auger-electron spectroscopy, there are strong indications for different track-production mechanisms in different materials. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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