In-out asymmetry and interference effects in plasmon excitation by swift charged particles traversing a surface

We investigate the excitation of plasmons by a fast charged particle moving in the vicinity or traversing the surface of a solid along an arbitrary trajectory. We use both quantum-mechanical and semiclassical dielectric formulations to study how the particle couples with the bulk and surface excitat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gervasoni, Juana Luisa, Barrachina Tejada, Raul Oscar, Segui Osorio, Silvina Inda Maria, Werner, W.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/11039
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11039
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:In-Out Asymmetry
Plasmon Excitation
Interference Effects
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Sumario:We investigate the excitation of plasmons by a fast charged particle moving in the vicinity or traversing the surface of a solid along an arbitrary trajectory. We use both quantum-mechanical and semiclassical dielectric formulations to study how the particle couples with the bulk and surface excitations. We pay special attention to the differences and similarities between incoming and outgoing trajectories, finding some novel oscillatory structures that can be ascribed to an interference effect between direct and reflected plasmon excitations.