INTERPRETATION OF THE SPATIAL-RESOLUTION OF THE SCANNING AUGER-ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - THEORY-EXPERIMENT COMPARISON

被引:33
作者
ELGOMATI, MM
JANSSEN, AP
PRUTTON, M
VENABLES, JA
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of York, Heslington, York
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D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(79)90254-1
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Two modes of scanning Auger microscopy for oblique incidence and sharp chemical edges are defined and discussed using a Monte-Carlo method reported earlier. A theory/experiment comparison for a silver edge on a tungsten substrate confirms that the spatial resolution in SAM is controlled by incident beam size. The orientation of the edge with respect to the scan direction is shown to have a strong effect upon the spatial resolution. © 1979.
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页码:309 / 316
页数:8
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