Advancements in secondary and backscattered electron energy spectra and yields analysis: From theory to applications

S Taioli, M Dapor - Surface Science Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, experimental microscopy and spectroscopy have made significant
progress in the study of the morphological, optical, electronic and transport properties of …

Condensed Matter Systems Exposed to Radiation: Multiscale Theory, Simulations, and Experiment

AV Solov'yov, AV Verkhovtsev, NJ Mason… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This roadmap reviews the new, highly interdisciplinary research field studying the behavior
of condensed matter systems exposed to radiation. The Review highlights several recent …

[HTML][HTML] Frontiers, challenges, and solutions in modeling of swift heavy ion effects in materials

N Medvedev, AE Volkov, R Rymzhanov… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Since a few breakthroughs in the fundamental understanding of the effects of swift heavy
ions (SHIs) decelerating in the electronic stopping regime in the matter have been achieved …

Bridging the gap between Monte Carlo simulations and measurements of the LISA Pathfinder test-mass charging for LISA

C Grimani, M Villani, M Fabi, A Cesarini… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Cubic gold-platinum free-falling test masses (TMs) constitute the mirrors of future
LISA and LISA-like interferometers for low-frequency gravitational wave detection in space …

The role of low-energy electrons in the charging process of LISA test masses

S Taioli, M Dapor, F Dimiccoli, M Fabi… - … and Quantum gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The estimate of the total electron yield is fundamental for our understanding of the test-mass
charging associated with cosmic rays in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic cross section, stopping power and energy-loss straggling of metals for swift protons, alpha particles and electrons

P de Vera, I Abril, R Garcia-Molina - Frontiers in Materials, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding and quantifying the electronic inelastic interactions of swift ions and
electrons in metals is fundamental for many applications of charged particle beams. A …

Simulating the charging of isolated free-falling masses from TeV to eV energies: Detailed comparison with LISA Pathfinder results

PJ Wass, TJ Sumner, HM Araújo, D Hollington - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
A model is presented that explains the charging rate of the LISA Pathfinder test masses by
the interplanetary cosmic ray environment. The model incorporates particle-tracking from …

Multiscale simulation of the focused electron beam induced deposition process

P de Vera, M Azzolini, G Sushko, I Abril… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) is a powerful technique for 3D-printing
of complex nanodevices. However, for resolutions below 10 nm, it struggles to control size …

Electronic excitation spectra of cerium oxides: from ab initio dielectric response functions to Monte Carlo electron transport simulations

A Pedrielli, P de Vera, PE Trevisanutto… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials made of cerium oxides CeO2 and Ce2O3 have a broad range of
applications, from catalysts in automotive, industrial or energy operations to promising …

Linewidth characterization of a self-traceable grating by SEM

P Guo, H Miao, SF Mao, YB Zou, X Deng… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
To achieve high-precision nanometrology, a self-traceable grating reference material has
been reported and prepared using atom lithography and soft x-ray interference techniques …