Track formation in two amorphous insulators, vitreous silica and diamond like carbon: Experimental observations and description by the inelastic thermal spike model

C. Rotaru (1) , F. Pawlak (1) , N. Khalfaoui (1) , C. Dufour (1) , J. Perrière (2) , A. Laurent (3) , J.P. Stoquert (4) , H. Lebius (1) , M. Toulemonde (1)

1 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique
2 INSP - Institut des Nanosciences de Paris
3 GPS - Groupe de Physique des Solides
4 InESS - Institut d'Electronique du Solide et des Systèmes

Domaines: Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

C. Rotaru, F. Pawlak, N. Khalfaoui, C. Dufour, J. Perrière, et al.. Track formation in two amorphous insulators, vitreous silica and diamond like carbon: Experimental observations and description by the inelastic thermal spike model. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2012, 272, pp.9. ⟨10.1016/j.nimb.2011.01.022⟩. ⟨hal-00735897⟩