Abstract
The energy distribution of the convoy electrons produced by fast highly charged ions is studied with classical-trajectory Monte Carlo calculation. We found that, in the case of small-angle incidence, the convoy peak is shifted to higher energy because of the anisotropy of the electron velocity distribution which is caused by the image potential of the incident ion.
- Received 20 June 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3160
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