Many-Body Effects in Atomic-Collision Cascades
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Jakas, Mario M.
Harrison, Don E.
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1985-10-21
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October 21, 1985
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Molecular-dynamics simulations have been used to identify two cooperative atom-ejection mechanisms
which increase sputtering yield. Their effects are analogous to the "thermal spike," "shock wave," and
"reduced binding energy" sputtering mechanisms. They are examples of nonlinear, many-body effects in
cascades which go beyond collisions between randomly moving particles.
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This work was supported by a Special Opportunity Cxrant from the Office of Naval Research, and by the Foundation Research Program of the Naval Postgraduate School.
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Physical Review Letters, Volume 55, Number 18, 21 October 1985.