Path-length distribution of ions reflected from a solid: Theory and computer simulation
- Authors: Tolmachev A.I.1, Forlano L.2
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Affiliations:
- New Russian University
- Calabria University
- Issue: Vol 62, No 7 (2017)
- Pages: 989-994
- Section: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7842/article/view/199622
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784217070258
- ID: 199622
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Abstract
Theoretical methods and Monte Carlo procedure are used to study path-length distributions of ions reflected from a solid. The theoretical analysis is based on the solution of the integral Chandrasekhar equation for the Laplace transform of the distribution function. A family of curves is obtained for path-length distributions at several ion energies and mass ratios of ions and target atoms. A computer code for simulation is based on the approximation of pair collisions and a gas model of solid. The simulated results are compared with the theoretical results and published data.
About the authors
A. I. Tolmachev
New Russian University
Author for correspondence.
Email: tolmachev.alex@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 105005
L. Forlano
Calabria University
Email: tolmachev.alex@rambler.ru
Italy, Cosenza, 87036