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Abstract

We describe characteristics and operation of a secondary electron detector geometry, which is recently developed for measuring the ion-induced total electron emission yield, , and kinetic energy distribution of electrons released from solid targets. This setup has been successfully applied to measure γ of a carbon target bombarded with 1-10 keV singly charged ions Ne+ and Ar+. It was observed that in investigated energy range  increases with the ion energy and mass. Moreover, the expected proportionality between  and electronic stopping power was found. The detector geometry is relatively simple and is suitable for measurements over wide range of ion energies and target materials. PACS: 34.50.Dy; 79.20. Rf