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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
The damage kinetics induced by irradiation with a diversity of swift ions (O at 5MeV; F at 5.1MeV; Si at 5, 7.5, and 41MeV; and Cl at 11 and 46MeV) has been investigated in the range of 1012–1015at.∕cm2. It covers from the initial stage where single damage tracks are isolated and well separated, up to the stage where a full amorphous layer is produced. The damage is characterized by the areal fraction of disorder derived from the Rutherford backscattering∕channeling spectra. The data approximately fit an abrupt Avrami-type dependence with fluence. The fluence value at which 50% of the sample surface becomes disordered shows a clear increasing trend with the electronic stopping power of the ion. The trend is consistent with Monte Carlo simulations based on a recent model for defect creation. Moreover, the quantitative agreement for the defect generation rate appears also reasonable.
Publisher: 
American Institute of Physics
Publication date: 
15 Apr 2007
Authors: 

A García-Navarro, F Agulló-López, M Bianconi, J Olivares, Gustavo García

Biblio References: 
Volume: 101 Issue: 8 Pages: 083506
Origin: 
Journal of applied physics