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arxiv: 2412.01337 · v2 · submitted 2024-12-02 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el

Charge state dynamics of keV ions in solids

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keywords charge state distributionskeV ion transmissionsilicon membraneselectron promotionchannelling trajectoriesenergy depositionion-solid interactions
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Mean charge states of keV He and Ne ions in silicon crystals differ strongly between channelling and random trajectories.

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The paper measures charge state distributions of slow helium and neon ions after they pass through thin single-crystalline silicon membranes. It reports clear differences in how the average charge scales with velocity and in its overall magnitude, depending on whether ions follow aligned or random paths. These differences are tied to electron promotion and transfer that occur inside the solid. Calculations of the trajectories show that channels normally linked to large-angle scattering become accessible even on straight paths. The work connects this to the known excess energy loss seen in amorphous targets compared with crystals.

Core claim

Experiments show strong differences in velocity scaling and magnitude of the mean charge along different characteristic particle trajectories for He and Ne in Si. Calculations confirm the frequent spatial and ultrafast temporal accessibility of excitation channels commonly considered characteristic for large angle collisions. The excess energy deposition in amorphous targets compared to channelling trajectories is linked to energy dissipation in frequent electron promotion as well as increased ionization density driven by higher mean charge states. Quantitative comparison of energy loss and mean charge states indicates complex deexcitation mechanisms at large interatomic distances that mask

What carries the argument

Characteristic particle trajectories (channelling versus random) and the mean charge states measured along each.

If this is right

  • Excess energy deposition observed in amorphous targets arises from frequent electron promotion along random paths.
  • Higher mean charge states produce increased ionization density along those paths.
  • Complex deexcitation at large distances prevents observed charges from reflecting true equilibrium values on random trajectories.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Simulation codes for ion-induced material modification would need trajectory-resolved charge dynamics to match measured energy losses.
  • The same accessibility of promotion channels may appear in other crystalline targets at comparable energies.
  • Time-resolved measurements of emitted electrons could test the ultrafast channel-opening picture directly.

Load-bearing premise

Calculations of characteristic trajectories accurately capture the frequent spatial and ultrafast temporal accessibility of excitation channels that are considered characteristic for large angle collisions.

What would settle it

Charge-state distributions measured for channelling and random trajectories at the same velocity that show no difference in magnitude or scaling would remove the claimed link to trajectory-specific electron promotion.

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Fast dynamic processes between electrons in solids and a foreign atom represent a fundamental challenge for describing interactions in many-body systems and are a prerequisite for modelling materials modification. We experimentally determined the charge state distributions of slow He and Ne projectiles after transmission through thin single-crystalline silicon membranes. We found strong differences in velocity scaling and magnitude of the mean charge along different characteristic particle trajectories, providing direct insight on electron promotion and transfer processes inside the solid. Calculations of characteristic trajectories confirm the frequent spatial and ultrafast temporal accessibility of excitation channels commonly considered characteristic for large angle collisions. The commonly observed excess in energy deposition in amorphous targets compared to channelling trajectories and ab-initio calculations can thus be unambiguously linked to energy dissipation in frequent electron promotion as well as increased ionization density along the trajectory, driven by increased mean charge states. A quantitative comparison of energy loss and observed mean charge states further indicates complex deexcitation mechanisms at large interatomic distances masking the true equilibrium charge states along random trajectories.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports measurements of charge-state distributions for keV He and Ne ions transmitted through thin single-crystalline Si membranes. It finds pronounced differences in velocity scaling and mean charge between channeling and random trajectories, attributes these to in-solid electron promotion and transfer, and links the findings to excess energy deposition in amorphous targets. Trajectory calculations are used to support frequent access to excitation channels, while a quantitative comparison of energy loss and mean charge is presented as evidence for complex post-exit deexcitation that masks true in-solid equilibrium states along random paths.

Significance. If the attribution of observed charge-state differences to processes inside the solid can be secured against post-transmission effects, the work would provide valuable experimental constraints on charge dynamics in ion-solid interactions and help explain discrepancies between channeled and random energy-loss data. The use of single-crystal membranes with trajectory-specific analysis is a methodological strength.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim of 'direct insight on electron promotion and transfer processes inside the solid' rests on post-transmission charge-state data. The same paragraph notes that 'complex deexcitation mechanisms at large interatomic distances masking the true equilibrium charge states along random trajectories' are indicated by the data. No quantitative estimate or simulation of trajectory-dependent exit deexcitation is described, leaving open the possibility that differential post-exit evolution (rather than in-solid processes) produces the reported differences in velocity scaling and magnitude.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: The statement that 'calculations of characteristic trajectories confirm the frequent spatial and ultrafast temporal accessibility of excitation channels' is presented without reported details on the calculation method, input potentials, or quantitative comparison to the measured charge-state distributions. This makes it difficult to assess whether the calculations actually rule out alternative explanations for the trajectory dependence.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive review. We address the two major comments point by point below. Where the manuscript can be strengthened by additional detail or discussion, we will revise accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim of 'direct insight on electron promotion and transfer processes inside the solid' rests on post-transmission charge-state data. The same paragraph notes that 'complex deexcitation mechanisms at large interatomic distances masking the true equilibrium charge states along random trajectories' are indicated by the data. No quantitative estimate or simulation of trajectory-dependent exit deexcitation is described, leaving open the possibility that differential post-exit evolution (rather than in-solid processes) produces the reported differences in velocity scaling and magnitude.

    Authors: Charge states are measured post-transmission by design. However, the large trajectory-dependent differences in both magnitude and velocity scaling of the mean charge are observed under identical exit-surface conditions for the thin membranes used. These differences align with the in-solid excitation-channel accessibility shown by the trajectory calculations and with the excess energy deposition known for random paths. The quantitative energy-loss versus mean-charge comparison already indicates that post-exit deexcitation masks the true in-solid equilibrium for random trajectories. We agree that an explicit trajectory-dependent post-exit simulation would further secure the attribution and will add such modeling or expanded discussion in the revised manuscript. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The statement that 'calculations of characteristic trajectories confirm the frequent spatial and ultrafast temporal accessibility of excitation channels' is presented without reported details on the calculation method, input potentials, or quantitative comparison to the measured charge-state distributions. This makes it difficult to assess whether the calculations actually rule out alternative explanations for the trajectory dependence.

    Authors: The trajectory-calculation method, input potentials, and comparison to experiment are described in the main text. To address the referee's concern about insufficient detail, we will expand the relevant section with explicit parameters, potential choices, and a direct quantitative comparison between calculated channel-access frequencies and the measured charge-state distributions. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper reports measured charge-state distributions of transmitted He and Ne ions through thin Si membranes, with differences in velocity scaling and mean charge attributed to in-solid processes. Trajectory calculations are invoked only to confirm accessibility of excitation channels, not to derive or predict the measured quantities. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations are presented that reduce any central claim to its own inputs by construction. The work is self-contained against external benchmarks via direct experiment.

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axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Standard assumptions of ion-solid interaction physics regarding electron transfer and promotion channels
    Invoked to interpret differences between channeled and random trajectories.

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