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Path-length distribution of ions reflected from a solid: Theory and computer simulation

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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.

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  1. New Russian University, Moscow, 105005, Russia

    A. I. Tolmachev

  2. Calabria University, Cosenza, 87036, Italy

    L. Forlano

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Tolmachev, L. Forlano, 2017, published in Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2017, Vol. 87, No. 7, pp. 973–978.

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Tolmachev, A.I., Forlano, L. Path-length distribution of ions reflected from a solid: Theory and computer simulation. Tech. Phys. 62, 989–994 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784217070258

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