Generation of Surface Excitations on Dielectric Spheres by an External Electron Beam

T. L. Ferrell and P. M. Echenique
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1526 – Published 30 September 1985
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Abstract

The energy loss and differential probability of energy losses is calculated to all multipole orders for a charged particle moved uniformly past a sphere. The sphere's response is characterized by use of a local dielectric function.

  • Received 24 June 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.1526

©1985 American Physical Society

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T. L. Ferrell

  • Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

P. M. Echenique

  • Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge CB3 0ME, England, and Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Químicas, Donostia, Euskadi, Spain

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Vol. 55, Iss. 14 — 30 September 1985

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