Role of Ion-Surface Interaction at the Entry Surface on the Energy Loss of Highly Charged Slow Ions in Solids

Tapan Nandi

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DOI: 10.4236/ojm.2011.13009                

Abstract

Evidence is obtained from the data of an earlier measurement that the effect of ion-surface interaction on the stopping power of highly charged slow ions is not at all tiny rather remarkably large, even it supersedes the bulk stopping power. The stopping power due to the surface interactions is directly proportional to the charge state of incident ions.

Keywords

Highly Charged Slow Ions, Charge Exchange, Surface Potential, Ion Energy Loss

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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