Modelling of ballistic low energy ion solid interaction — conventional analytic theories versus computer simulations
Authors:
Uffe Littmark
Affiliation:
Institut für Grenzflächenforschung und Vakuumphysik, Association EURATOM — Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
Abstract:
The “philosophy” behind, and the “psychology” of the development from analytic theory to computer simulations in the field of atomic collisions in solids is discussed and a few examples of achievements and perspectives are given.