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Ion Interactions with Solids: Astrophysical Applications

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Solid State Astrochemistry

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAII,volume 120))

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Energetic plasma ions and electrons can significantly alter surfaces in the solar system and the interstellar medium (ISM) and produce observable gas-phase atoms and molecules. In order to understand recent observations, the physics and chemistry of sputtering and radiolysis are reviewed. Emphasis is on recent molecular dynamics simulations of sputtering and their relevance to the desorption of molecules from grains in the ISM by heavy cosmic-ray ions and the effect of energetic ions and electrons on the icy surfaces in the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.

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Bringa, E.M., Johnson, R.E. (2003). Ion Interactions with Solids: Astrophysical Applications. In: Pirronello, V., Krelowski, J., Manicò, G. (eds) Solid State Astrochemistry. NATO Science Series, vol 120. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0062-8_11

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