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Charged particle erosion of solid rare gases and dilute rare gas alloys

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We present the first experimental results on electron-induced erosion of solid neon. The measurements are interpreted qualitatively within a new model invoking excitation transport by free excitons and their subsequent decay at the surface. The model accounts for the magnitude of the observed yield and the energy dependence. A theoretically predicted decrease in the erosion yield due to doping with a heavier rare gas, in casu argon, has been observed experimentally. The strong influence of very small amounts of different types of impurities makes sample purity a crucial problem in investigations of the erosion of solid rare gases.

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    Present address: Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, D-8046, Garching bei München, Fed. Rep. Germany

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    P. Børgesen, J. Schou & H. Sørensen

  2. Fysisk Institut, Odense Universitet, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark

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Børgesen, P., Schou, J., Sørensen, H. et al. Charged particle erosion of solid rare gases and dilute rare gas alloys. Appl. Phys. A 29, 57–61 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00632426

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