First Use of NTD Germanium-Based Microcalorimeters For High-Resolution, Broadband X-Ray Microanalysis

Autor: Mark LeGros, Norm Madden, Eugene Haler, Gerry Austin, Eric H. Silver, Jeffrey W. Beeman
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: X-Ray Spectrometry. 26:265-268
ISSN: 1097-4539
0049-8246
Popis: Broadband, high-resolution x-ray spectra from samples excited by the electron beam of a scanning electron microscope were obtained with an NTD germanium-based microcalorimeter. An energy resolution of 8 eV was used to resolve completely the silicon Kα from the tungsten Mα x-rays. This performance will make it possible to analyze efficiently the composition of thin films and surface contaminants by using low electron excitation energies.
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