Differential auger spectrometry

Strongin, Myron; Varma, Matesh Narayan; Anne, Joshi

Title: Differential auger spectrometry

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Differential Auger spectroscopy method for increasing the sensitivity of micro-Auger spectroanalysis of the surfaces of dilute alloys, by alternately periodically switching an electron beam back and forth between an impurity free reference sample and a test sample containing a trace impurity. The Auger electrons from the samples produce representative Auger spectrum signals which cancel to produce an Auger test sample signal corresponding to the amount of the impurity in the test samples.

Inventors:: Strongin, Myron; Varma, Matesh Narayan; Anne, Joshi

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

OSTI Identifier:: 862584

Patent Number(s):: 3,965,351

Application Number:: 05/519324

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: AT(30-1)-16

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 1974 Oct 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: differential; auger; spectrometry; spectroscopy; method; increasing; sensitivity; micro-auger; spectroanalysis; surfaces; dilute; alloys; alternately; periodically; switching; electron; beam; forth; impurity; free; reference; sample; containing; trace; electrons; samples; produce; representative; spectrum; signals; cancel; signal; corresponding; amount; signal corresponding; spectroscopy method; sample signal; sample containing; electron beam; reference sample; trace impurity; differential auger; /250/

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