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  2. Inelastic mean free path - Wikipedia

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    Universal curve for the electron inelastic mean free path in elements based on equation (5) in. [1] If a monochromatic , primary beam of electrons is incident on a solid surface, the majority of incident electrons lose their energy because they interact strongly with matter , leading to plasmon excitation, electron-hole pair formation, and ...

  3. Mean free path - Wikipedia

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    In physics, mean free path is the average distance over which a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, or a photon) travels before substantially changing its direction or energy (or, in a specific context, other properties), typically as a result of one or more successive collisions with other particles.

  4. Low-energy electron diffraction - Wikipedia

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    Here d is the penetration depth, and () denotes the inelastic mean free path, defined as the distance an electron can travel before its intensity has decreased by the factor 1/e. While the inelastic scattering processes and consequently the electronic mean free path depend on the energy, it is relatively independent of the material.

  5. Electron energy loss spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Here mfp is the mean free path of electron inelastic scattering, which has been tabulated for most elemental solids and oxides. [ 14 ] The spatial resolution of this procedure is limited by the plasmon localization and is about 1 nm, [ 6 ] meaning that spatial thickness maps can be measured in scanning transmission electron microscopy with ~1 ...

  6. Electron mobility - Wikipedia

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    The average free time of flight of a carrier and therefore the relaxation time is inversely proportional to the scattering probability. [15] [16] [18] For example, lattice scattering alters the average electron velocity (in the electric-field direction), which in turn alters the tendency to scatter off impurities. There are more complicated ...

  7. Paschen's law - Wikipedia

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    In air at STP the mean free path of molecules is about 96 nm. Since electrons are much smaller, their average distance between colliding with molecules is about 5.6 times longer, or about 0.5 μm. This is a substantial fraction of the 7.5 μm spacing between the electrodes for minimal arc voltage.

  8. Ballistic conduction - Wikipedia

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    The mean free path can be increased by reducing the number of impurities in a crystal or by lowering its temperature. Ballistic transport is observed when the mean free path of the particle is (much) longer than the dimension of the medium through which the particle travels. The particle alters its motion only upon collision with the walls.

  9. Knudsen number - Wikipedia

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    The Knudsen number is a dimensionless number defined as =, where = mean free path [L 1], = representative physical length scale [L 1].. The representative length scale considered, , may correspond to various physical traits of a system, but most commonly relates to a gap length over which thermal transport or mass transport occurs through a gas phase.