J. Piekoszewski1,2, Z. Werner1, E. Wieser3, J. Langner1, R. Groetzschel3, H. Reuther3, J. Jagielski1
1 The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, 05-400 Swierk/Otwock, Poland,
2 Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 16 Dorodna Str., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland,
3 Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research (FZR), Postfach 510119, D-013134 Dresden, Germany
The low-pressure discharge between two sets of cylindrical rod-type electrodes generates an intense pulse of a working gas plasma and a vapor cloud of an electrode material. The near surface layer of the substrate exposed to such beams becomes molten in a few microseconds and then rapid diffusion of pre-deposited atoms into this region occurs. The RBS spectra of Pd-Ti system formed on the Ti foil substrate show an efficient mixing of Pd and Ti components. Mixing extends up to over 1 mm distance.