LATENT TRACKS DO EXIST IN METALLIC MATERIALS

被引:153
作者
BARBU, A
DUNLOP, A
LESUEUR, D
AVERBACK, RS
机构
[1] DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] MAT RES LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 15卷 / 01期
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10.1209/0295-5075/15/1/007
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Until now experiments have failed to show that latent tracks can be formed in metallic crystals. For the first time, discontinuous tracks have been observed in crystalline Ni-Zr alloys irradiated by GeV heavy ions. It is shown that their formation results from the very high value of the energy deposited in electronic excitations.
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