Forward Recoil Spectrometry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction

   • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

   Pages 1-20

3. Basic Physical Processes of Elastic Spectrometry

   • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

   Pages 21-40

4. Elastic Scattering

   • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

   Pages 41-84

5. Elastic Spectrometry

   • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

   Pages 85-125

6. Conventional Recoil Spectrometry

   • Hans Hofsäss

   Pages 127-141

7. Time of Flight ERDA

   • Nick Dytlewski

   Pages 143-161

8. Depth Profiling by Means of the ERDA ExB Technique

   • Guy Ross

   Pages 163-194

9. Recoil Spectrometry with a ΔE-E Telescope

   • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

   Pages 195-207

10. Coincidence Techniques

    • Hans Hofsäss

    Pages 209-245

11. Instrumental Equipment

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 247-261

12. Numerical Methods for Recoil Spectra Simulation and Data Processing

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 263-297

13. Applications of Elastic Recoil Spectrometry to Hydrogen Determination in Solids

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 299-323

14. Elastic Recoil Spectrometry Using High-Energy Ions for Hydrogen and Light Element Profiling

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 325-352

15. Ion-Beam Damaging Effects

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 353-386

16. Hydrogen Determination by Nuclear Resonance

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 387-406

17. General Conclusion

    • Jorge Tirira, Yves Serruys, Patrick Trocellier

    Pages 407-410

18. Back Matter

    Pages 411-440

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The practical properties of many materials are dominated by surface and near-surface composition and structure. An understanding of how the surface region affects material properties starts with an understanding of the elemental composition of that region. Since the most common contaminants are light elements (for example, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen), there is a clear need for an analytic probe that simultaneously and quantitatively records elemental profiles of all light elements. Energy recoil detection using high-energy heavy ions is unique in its ability to provide quantitative profiles of light and medium mass elements. As such this method holds great promise for the study of a variety of problems in a wide range of fields. While energy recoil detection is one of the newest and most promising ion beam analytic techniques, it is also the oldest in terms of when it was first described. Before discussing recent developments in this field, perhaps it is worth reviewing the early days of this century when the first energy recoil detection experiments were reported.

• Cross section
• elastic scattering
• scattering
• spectra
• spectroscopy

• SECTOR, Courtaboeuf, France

  Jorge Tirira

• DTA/CEREM/DECM/SRMP, CEA Saclay, France

  Yves Serruys

• CEA-CNRS Laboratoire Pierre Sue, DSM/DRECAM, CEA Saclay, France

  Patrick Trocellier

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