We have measured the number statistics of emitted electrons for multiply ch
arged Ar-ion impact on a clean LiF(001) surface under grazing incidence con
ditions. For projectiles reflected from the surface we have also recorded t
he scattering distribution on a two dimensional detector in coincidence wit
h the number of emitted electrons. In this way it was possible to distingui
sh electron emission for three different types of trajectories: non-penetra
ting projectiles specularly reflected from the topmost surface plane, proje
ctiles entering the target and being reflected from subsurface layers and p
rojectiles penetrating deeply into the target. The results support existing
concepts on the charge state dependence of potential- and kinetic electron
emission from poly- and monocrystalline LiF gained in normal incidence exp
eriments.