Ion bombardment induced smoothing of amorphous metallic surfaces: Experiments versus computer simulations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Vauth, Sebastian ^a   Mayr, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 41749116374     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.155406     Document Type: Article

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