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Average single-ion impact on solids has been studied by a 3D Monte Carlo approach. A spatially non-homogeneous relaxation, applied afterwards, leads to the formation of a crater at the surface. The main features of the crater agree well with experimental observations by STM.
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Pérez-Martı́n et al. (1993) studied this question.
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