THEORY OF ION-STIMULATED ELECTRON-EMISSION FROM SIMPLE METALS - EXPLICIT CALCULATIONS

We apply a description of ion-stimulated electron emission from metals developed earlier by one of us [D. L. Mills, Surf. Sci. 294, 161 (1993)] to ions which strike aluminum metal at both grazing and normal incidence. The electronic response of the substrate is modeled within the jellium picture. For grazing incidence, we employ realistic ion trajectories which allow penetration of the ions into the metal. The substrate response is described microscopically, so a proper description of short-wavelength aspects is incorporated fully in our calculations. Response functions employed are those for a jellium slab, so that electron emission mediated by bulk plasmons is described. Our results reproduce very well the experimental data reported by Rau, for the case of grazing incidence. In addition, we present calculations for the case of normal incidence. © 1995 The American Physical Society.