Dionne ====== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 4 :hidden: Presentation ------------ This model provides the |SEEY| :math:`\delta`. All the terms in its expression have a physical meaning. In its original version :cite:`Lye1957,Dionne1973,Dionne1975`, it does not take the incidence angle of |PEs| into account. For a 3D version, see :ref:`Dionne 3D `. Input files ----------- This model should preferably be fitted to |SEEY| data, although it can also be fitted to |TEEY| data. +-----------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | |Emission Yield |Emission energy distribution |Emission angle distribution| +=============================+===============+=============================+===========================+ | "True" secondaries | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | +-----------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Elastically backscattered | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | +-----------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Inelastically backscattered | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | +-----------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+ | Total | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | +-----------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------+ Definitions ----------- The |SEEY| is given by: .. math:: \delta = G \cdot T \cdot S Where :math:`G` is the mean number of |SEs| generated by a |PE| of energy :math:`E`. :math:`T` is their probability of reaching the surface. :math:`S` is their probability of crossing the surface. Range ^^^^^ :math:`G` and :math:`T` depend on the range, denoted :math:`R`, which is the depth reached by the |PE| in the material. We assume that the |PE| loses its energy following a power law. This is called the *power law* or *Thomson-Whiddington model* :cite:`Whiddington1914`. .. math:: R = \frac{E^n}{A\cdot n} where :math:`A` and :math:`n` are obtained by fitting. .. note:: This is currently the only energy loss model implemented. However, it has been shown that it was not suitable at low energies. *Continuous Slowing-Down Approximation* (CSDA) :cite:`Young1956` may be better suited: .. math:: \frac{\mathrm{d}E}{\mathrm{d}x} = - E / R CSDA may also be inaccurate at low-energies, were the range is almost constant. See Refs. :cite:`Inguimbert2017,Inguimbert2017a` for an alternative model. Generation term ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the probability for an incident electron with an energy :math:`E` to generate a secondary electron. .. math:: G = \frac{1}{R}\frac{E}{\xi} :math:`\xi` is the energy required to excite a secondary electron in the material. We set it to the work function of the material :cite:`Dionne1975` even if, in reality, :math:`\xi > W_f`. Note that, in reality, this parameter can be set to anything, as the product :math:`A\cdot\xi` appears in the final expression and :math:`A` is fitted. Transport term ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the probability that a generated secondary electron reaches the sample surface. .. math:: T = d\left(1-\mathrm{e}^{-R/d}\right) where the diffusion length :math:`d` is the typical distance between to |SE|-material interactions. It is determined by fitting. Escape term ^^^^^^^^^^^ This is a constant obtained by fitting. Other expression ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In the original Dionne paper :cite:`Dionne1973`, the |SEEY| expression is: .. math:: \delta = \frac{B}{\xi} \left( \frac{An}{\alpha} \right)^{1/n} \left( \alpha d \right)^{(1-n)/n} \left( \mathrm{e}^{-\alpha d} \right) As this expression is not simplified and does not make appear physical parameters explicit, it is not used. Correspondency between the notations used here and in Dionne's paper are listed below. +------------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Quantity | Notation in EEmiLib | Notation in :cite:`Dionne1973` | +==============================+=====================+================================+ | Escape term | :math:`S` | :math:`B` | +------------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Diffusion length/attenuation | :math:`d` | :math:`1/\alpha` | +------------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+ | Range | :math:`R` | :math:`d` | +------------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+ Model parameters ---------------- The parameters list is dynamically created here: :py:mod:`Dionne API documentation<.dionne>`. To-do list ---------- .. todo:: - Handle |SEEY| vs |TEEY| files. - Set up tests.