Amc. Perezmartin et al., SURFACE-TOPOGRAPHY INDUCED BY ION IMPACT ON SOLIDS - 3D MONTE-CARLO CALCULATION, Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 5, 1993, pp. 257-258
Average single-ion impact on solids has been studied by a 3D Monte Car
lo approach. A spatially non-homogeneous relaxation, applied afterward
s, leads to the formation of a crater at the surface. The main feature
s of the crater agree well with experimental observations by STM.