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Electron Transport in Solids

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Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics ((STMP,volume 271))

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The Monte Carlo (MC) method is used for evaluating the many physical quantities necessary to the study of the interactions of particle-beams with solid targets. Studies of backscattered and secondary electrons are of great interest for many analytical techniques. A better comprehension of the processes which occur before the emission of backscattered and secondary electrons allows a more comprehensive understanding of surface physics.

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    In this book we will use the expression stopping power instead of stopping force to indicate the energy loss per unit distance of the electron in the solid. Even if consistent with the units, and hence more accurate, the use in the literature of the expression stopping force, as observed by Peter Sigmund [10], is only slowly appearing, after a hundred years of use of the term stopping power.

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Dapor, M. (2020). Electron Transport in Solids. In: Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 271. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43264-5_1

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