TRACKS INDUCED IN CAF2 BY MEV CLUSTER IRRADIATION

Authors
JENSEN J DUNLOP A DELLANEGRA S
Citation
J. Jensen et al., TRACKS INDUCED IN CAF2 BY MEV CLUSTER IRRADIATION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 141(1-4), 1998, pp. 753-762
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
141
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
753 - 762
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1998)141:1-4<753:TIICBM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Samples of fluorite (CaF2) crystals were irradiated at 300 K with clus ter ions of a few tens MeV at normal incidence. After irradiation the samples were observed in a transmission electron microscope. The clust er ions create intermittent tracks which are stable under the electron beam. The tracks consist of aligned faceted anion voids, which can al so be viewed as calcium inclusions. Furthermore, surface contrasts ass ociated to sputtering are sometimes observed at the track entrance and exit. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved .