Monte Carlo calculation of the energy distribution of backscattered electrons

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 16, Issue 28-29, 2002, Pages 4405-4412

  Ding, Z J ^a   Tang, X D ^a   Li, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRON; ENERGY; EXCITATION; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0037146311     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979202015509     Document Type: Conference Paper

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