An off-axis STIM procedure for precise mass determination and imaging
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Summary, in English
For the precise determination of the local mass density in thin samples analysed at the Lund Nuclear Microprobe, a modified version of off-axis STIM is described. An on-axis/off-axis geometry is used where a thin C-foil, placed behind the sample scatters protons into the particle detector. The advantage of this geometry compared to the off-axis case where particles are directly scattered from the sample into the particle detector is that the energy-loss spectrum acquired is less degraded. A spectral resolution comparable to on-axis STIM is achieved at a beam current high enough to allow for a simultaneous PIXE analysis (50-100 pA). (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Department/s
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Pages
988-993
Publication/Series
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume
219-20
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Subatomic Physics
Keywords
- PIXE
- imaging
- nuclear microprobe
- mass normalization
- STIM
Status
Published
Research group
- Nuclear Microprobe
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0168-583X