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Two independent computer simulations models establish that when ions bombard solid targets, electronic energy losses by atoms within the collision cascade have greater influence on the ejected atom yield than the ion's electronic losses. This conclusion is independent of the ion's mass or energy, or the mass ratio.
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Jakas et al. (1984) studied this question.
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