THE MECHANISMS OF THE FORMATION OF RADIATION DEFECTS IN CRYSTALS,

Abstract

A process of radiation destruction in germanium crystals, generated by 100-kev electron bombardments, has been studied. The K-shell ionization cross section is given, and the assumption is made that the crystal thickness is much smaller than the electron mean free path. An expression is derived for the concentration of probable pair distribution of ionized atoms and eventually of the atom concentration displaced by a single electron. It is shown that in valence crystals, with sufficiently low hole mobility, the mechanism of the formation of displacements is even more effective when associated with valence electron transfer and outer shell ionization.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681670

Entities

People

  • A. E. Kiv
  • S. V. Starodubtsev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Displacement
  • Electron Transfer
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Germanium
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Mean Free Path
  • Mobility
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics