The influence of defect structure on the surface sputtering of metals under irradiation of swift heavy ion in the inelastic energy loss region

The results of the influence of heavy ion irradiation in the inelastic energy loss region on the structure of some metals such as nickel, single crystal tungsten, chromium-nickel stainless steel and cold-deformed gold are presented. It was shown that the sputtering (evaporation) yield strongly depends on the density of defects in these metals. The sputtering yield starts to grow strongly with the increase of damages created by elastic and inelastic energy heavy ion losses. The stainless steel surface structure behaved differently under irradiation than the pure metal surface structure.