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Different polymers were implanted with 50-200 keV heavy ions to fluenc
es of greater than or equal to 1 x 10(15) cm(-2) and the concentration
depth profiles of the implanted atoms were measured by standard Ruthe
rford backscattering technique (RBS). The ex perimental projected rang
es were found to he 10-30% lower than those estimated by the TRIM91 co
de. The measured range stragglings, on the other hand, are by a factor
of 1.4-2.4 higher than the calculated ones. The discrepancies are exp
lained by the loss of matter juring the implantation process. (C) 1998
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