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Velocity distributions of In atoms in their ground (²P1/2) and excited (²P3/2) states ejected from In foils by bombardment with 5-keV Ar⁺ ions are measured with a multiphoton resonance-ionization technique. We show for the first time that the ²P3/2 level is not significantly populated during sputtering and that the only path for population of this state is via laser-induced photodissociation of In₂ during the detection process. A new deexcitation model for sputtered excited neutral atoms is proposed which is based on the electronic localization of the fine-structure orbital.
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Craig et al. (1986) studied this question.
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