Visualization Of Craters In A Langmuir-Blodgett-Film From The Impact Of 23 Mev C-60(+) Ions

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images taken from an Fe-arachidate Langmuir-Blodgett film irradiated with 23 MeV fullerene ions gives clear evidence that craters are formed as a result of the cluster-ion impact, The crater diameter fits into a systematic formula already found for atomic ions, The AFM images indicate that even the largest molecular ions desorbed stem from the crater volume.