Interference effects in electron capture from insulator surfaces

We investigate the electron capture from insulator surfaces under grazing impact conditions. The eikonal-impulse approximation is used to describe coherent electron exchange from surface ions. In the model the transition amplitude is expressed as the sum of atomic transition amplitudes, each one ass...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gravielle, Maria Silvia, Miraglia, Jorge Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/22062
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/22062
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electron Cature
Channeling
Surface
Proton
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Sumario:We investigate the electron capture from insulator surfaces under grazing impact conditions. The eikonal-impulse approximation is used to describe coherent electron exchange from surface ions. In the model the transition amplitude is expressed as the sum of atomic transition amplitudes, each one associated with capture from a different lattice site. The method is applied to 100 keV protons colliding on LiF surfaces. Strong interference effects as a function of the crystal orientation were found for the partial capture from a given initial crystal state. However, these interference structures disappear when the contributions from different crystal states add up to obtain the total capture probability from the surface band.