NUKLEONIKA 2004, 49(1):15-21
Yu. N. Cheblukov1, A. Yu. Didyk2, A. Hofman2,3, V. K. Semina2, W. Starosta4
1 Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 25 Bolshaja Cheremushkinskaya Str.,
117259 Moscow, Russia,
2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, FLNR, 141980 Dubna, Russia,
3 Institute of Atomic Energy, 04-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland,
4 Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 16 Dorodna Str., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
The results of the influence of heavy ion irradiation in the inelastic energy loss region on the structure
of some metals such as nickel, single crystal tungsten, chromium-nickel stainless steel and cold-deformed
gold are presented. It was shown that the sputtering (evaporation) yield strongly depends on the density
of defects in these metals. The sputtering yield starts to grow strongly with the increase of damages
created by elastic and inelastic energy heavy ion losses. The stainless steel surface structure behaved
differently under irradiation than the pure metal surface structure.