CHARACTERISTIC ENERGY LOSSES OF ELECTRONS IN ALLOYS

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Brit. J. Appl. Phys.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0508-3443/14/2/314· OSTI ID:4726956

Klemperer, O; Shepherd, J P.G.

Characteristic energy losses of electrons in the alloys Mg-Al and of Al- Cu were investigated. Electrons of about 10 kev were transmitted through thin films of the alloys. The energy spectra of the transmitted electrons were registered with a spectrometer of high resolving power. The measurements of the losses in Al- Cu alloys were correlated with the composition of the alloy films determined by chemical microanalysis. It was shown that the spectra of the alloys cannot be explained by the assumption of a simple superposition or combination of the spectra of the component metals. The suggestion is put forward that the spectra of the alloys are a superposition of the spectra corresponding to various phases of the alloy. This suggestion was checked in detail for a whole range of Al- Cu alloys. In the case of Mg- Al alloys, no definite conclusions could be drawn from the experimental results owing to the strong oxidation of the thin films of this alloy. (auth)

• Research Organization: London Univ.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-022300
• OSTI ID: 4726956
• Journal Information: Brit. J. Appl. Phys., Journal Name: Brit. J. Appl. Phys. Vol. Vol: 14
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALLOYS
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
COPPER ALLOYS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY RANGE
FILMS
KEV RANGE
LOSSES
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
MEASURED VALUES
OXIDATION
PHYSICS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RESOLUTION
SPECTRA
SPECTROMETERS
TRACE AMOUNTS