TIME-OF-FLIGHT HEAVY-ION BACKSCATTERING SPECTROMETRY

被引:11
作者
KNAPP, JA
BANKS, JC
DOYLE, BL
机构
[1] Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque
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10.1016/0168-583X(94)95777-0
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new time-of-flight (TOF) ion detection system for heavy ion backscattering spectrometry (HIBS) is described and examples are given of the use of the system for measuring low-level contamination on Si wafers. Currently, the TOF-HIBS system has a sensitivity of 1 x 10(9)/cm2 for the heaviest of surface impurity atoms and a mass resolution capable of separating Fe from Cu. The sensitivity is expected to improve by an additional order of magnitude with three parallel detectors in an optimized configuration.
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