Ion fractions of scattered Ne and Ar and directly recoiled H, O, and Mg from Mg surfaces

J. Albert Schultz, Calvin R. Blakley, Moshe H. Mintz, J. Wayne Rabalais

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Abstract

Ion fractions of Ne+ and Ar+ in the scattered flux and of H+, O+, and Mg+ in the directly recoiled flux have been determined during Ne+, Ar+, and Ar2+ bombardment of clean, oxidized and hydroxylated magnesium surfaces. The VUV photons emitted during bombardment of clean Mg have been analyzed. The extraordinarly large ion fractions of Ne+ and O+, the sensitivity of the ion fractions to adsorbates, and the emitted photons are analyzed in terms of an ion-surface charge-exchange mechanism. The direct recoil measurements are capable of detecting the chemisorbed oxygen-oxide phase transformation on the magnesium surface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)500-506
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume14
Issue number4-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Apr 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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