Abstract
Desorption has been induced on CsI by hydrogen clusters of mass ranging from 5 to 23. A cluster effect has been observed in comparison of the desorption yields as obtained from intact and preexploded clusters. The variation of the yield with the sum of the electronic stopping powers of the cluster components (additive stopping) shows a fourth-power dependence. The contribution of collective effects in the interaction may play a crucial role in the nonlinearity of the process.
- Received 20 December 1984
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.103
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