Status of the theory of MeV-ion electronic stopping induced desorption

The present status of the theoretical model calculations on electronic stopping of MeV ions, the subsequent self-organization of the electron shower into plasmons/excitons and its entropic coupling mechanism are reviewed. All the possible electron to electron scattering processes, the formula of the individual processes being well known are examined. The global complex process dominated by electron-electron interactions between electrons of the secondary electron cloud are overviewed. The forming plasmon/exciton pulse to the passed by atomic bonds are discussed. The results of a large three-dimensional molecular dynamics calculation are presented