The change in short-range order with sputter dose and annealing of a GaAs (110) surface is followed by measuring the angular profiles of diffraction spots in low-energy electron diffraction from the surface. In particular, step densities and the step height are determined. Evidence for structural damage beyond the creation of steps can be interpreted in terms of coherent domains of limited size.
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Welkie et al. (1979) studied this question.