Backscattering spectrometry device for identifying unknown elements present in a workpiece
Abstract
A backscattering spectrometry method and device for identifying and quantifying impurities in a workpiece during processing and manufacturing of that workpiece. While the workpiece is implanted with an ion beam, that same ion beam backscatters resulting from collisions with known atoms and with impurities within the workpiece. Those ions backscatter along a predetermined scattering angle and are filtered using a self-supporting filter to stop the ions with a lower energy because they collided with the known atoms of the workpiece of a smaller mass. Those ions which pass through the filter have a greater energy resulting from impact with impurities having a greater mass than the known atoms of the workpiece. A detector counts the number and measures the energy of the ions which pass through the filter. From the energy determination and knowledge of the scattering angle, a mass calculation determines the identity, and from the number and solid angle of the scattering angle, a relative concentration of the impurity is obtained.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868039
- Patent Number(s):
- 5059785
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- backscattering; spectrometry; device; identifying; elements; workpiece; method; quantifying; impurities; processing; manufacturing; implanted; beam; backscatters; resulting; collisions; atoms; backscatter; predetermined; scattering; angle; filtered; self-supporting; filter; stop; energy; collided; mass; pass; impact; detector; counts; measures; determination; knowledge; calculation; determines; identity; solid; relative; concentration; impurity; obtained; solid angle; relative concentration; scattering angle; energy resulting; backscattering spectrometry; /250/
Citation Formats
Doyle, Barney L, and Knapp, James A. Backscattering spectrometry device for identifying unknown elements present in a workpiece. United States: N. p., 1991.
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@article{osti_868039,
title = {Backscattering spectrometry device for identifying unknown elements present in a workpiece},
author = {Doyle, Barney L and Knapp, James A},
abstractNote = {A backscattering spectrometry method and device for identifying and quantifying impurities in a workpiece during processing and manufacturing of that workpiece. While the workpiece is implanted with an ion beam, that same ion beam backscatters resulting from collisions with known atoms and with impurities within the workpiece. Those ions backscatter along a predetermined scattering angle and are filtered using a self-supporting filter to stop the ions with a lower energy because they collided with the known atoms of the workpiece of a smaller mass. Those ions which pass through the filter have a greater energy resulting from impact with impurities having a greater mass than the known atoms of the workpiece. A detector counts the number and measures the energy of the ions which pass through the filter. From the energy determination and knowledge of the scattering angle, a mass calculation determines the identity, and from the number and solid angle of the scattering angle, a relative concentration of the impurity is obtained.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}