Synergy of nuclear and electronic energy losses in ion-irradiation processes: The case of vitreous silicon dioxide

Toulemonde, MarcelWeber, WilliamLi, GuoshengShutthanandan, VaithiyalingamKluth, PatrickYang, TengfeiWang, YuguangZhang, Yanwen2015-12-071098-0121http://hdl.handle.net/1885/17199Structural modification of vitreous SiO2 by Au ion irradiation is investigated over an energy regime (∼0.3-15 MeV) in which the decrease of the nuclear energy loss with increasing energy is compensated by the increase of the electronic energy loss, leadSynergy of nuclear and electronic energy losses in ion-irradiation processes: The case of vitreous silicon dioxide201110.1103/PhysRevB.83.0541062015-12-07