The strain field generated by 200 MeV Ag14+ ions in Si (001) crystals
has been investigated using X-ray topography. By choosing suitable dif
fraction vectors it has been possible to explore the lattice distortio
n in the inelastic and elastic loss regions separately. Stationary ref
lection topographs gave two spatially separated images-one originating
from the surface and the other from the region affected by elastic nu
clear collisions close to the end of the ion range. The spatial separa
tion of these two images is geometrically related to the depth of this
elastic loss region. These topographic findings are compared with TRI
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