APPLICATIONS OF ION BEAM ANALYSIS TO THE ELEMENTAL AND ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISATION OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 1271-1280
Author(s):  
I. C. VICKRIDGE
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Depth Profiling ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Nuclear Reaction Analysis ◽  
Condensed Matter Physics ◽  
Ion Beam Analysis ◽  
Isotopic Tracing ◽  
Beam Analysis

The accelerator laboratory of the Groupe de Physique des Solides, Paris, has pioneered a number of IBA techniques and applications over the last few decades. In particular, in the 1960's and 1970's, Nuclear Reaction analysis (NRA) including nuclear resonance depth profiling, isotopic tracing combined with NRA, and channelling techniques were developed under the leadership of G. Amsel. In this paper I will present a selection of recent applications from this laboratory of NRA, isotopic tracing with stable isotopes, and ion channelling, intended to illustrate the present status of these techniques in condensed matter physics and materials science, and to act as a backdrop for a discussion of future directions for development of Ion Beam Analysis in condensed matter physics and advanced materials research.

scholarly journals A New High-Throughput Focused MeV Ion-Beam Analysis Setup

Instruments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Sören Möller ◽  
Daniel Höschen ◽  
Sina Kurth ◽  
Gerwin Esser ◽  
Albert Hiller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Reaction Analysis ◽  
Beam Optics ◽  
Single Measurement ◽  
Ion Beam Analysis ◽  
Beam Analysis ◽  
Technical Solutions

The analysis of material composition by ion-beam analysis (IBA) is becoming a standard method, similar to electron microscopy. A pool of IBA methods exists, from which the combination of particle-induced-X-ray emission (PIXE), particle induced gamma-ray analysis (PIGE), nuclear-reaction-analysis (NRA), and Rutherford-backscattering-spectrometry (RBS) provides the most complete analysis over the whole periodic table in a single measurement. Yet, for a highly resolved and accurate IBA analysis, a sophisticated technical setup is required integrating the detectors, beam optics, and sample arrangement. A new end-station developed and installed in Forschungszentrum Jülich provides these capabilities in combination with high sample throughput and result accuracy. Mechanical tolerances limit the device accuracy to 3% for RBS. Continuous pumping enables 5*10−8 mbar base pressure with vibration amplitudes < 0.1 µm. The beam optics achieves a demagnification of 24–34, suitable for µ-beam analysis. An in-vacuum manipulator enables scanning 50 × 50 mm² sample areas with 10 nm accuracy. The setup features the above-mentioned IBA detectors, enabling a broad range of analysis applications such as the operando analysis of batteries or the post-mortem analysis of plasma-exposed samples with up to 3000 discrete points per day. Custom apertures and energy resolutions down to 11 keV enable separation of Fe and Cr in RBS. This work presents the technical solutions together with the quantification of these challenges and their success in the form of a technical reference.

scholarly journals Ion Beam Analysis for the Investigation of Diffusion Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
H.-W. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Depth Profiling ◽  
Depth Resolution ◽  
Ion Beam Analysis ◽  
Beam Analysis ◽  
Diffusion Studies ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Diffusion Of Hydrogen ◽  
High Depth

The unique advantages of ion beam analysis, such as the depth resolved unam- biguous stoichometric information of RBS or the possibility to detect hydrogen with high depth resolution still opens new applications in fundamental as well as applied science. Two examples are presented here.The diffusion of hydrogen in cement during the formation of cement has been studied with the 15N hydrogen depth profiling. It could be shown, that the known stages of the hydration process are correlated with the diffusion of hydrogen on a nanometer scale.Diffusion processes play also an important role in geology. The investigation of such processes with RBS will be presented. Prospects of diffusion studies using isotopie tracing with low lying resonances will be discussed.

THE NEW LOW ENERGY ION BEAM ANALYSIS FACILITY AT MAPUTO UNIVERSITY

1995 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
R.J. UTUI ◽  
N.P.O. HOMMAN ◽  
K.G. MALMQVIST
Keyword(s):  
Ion Beam ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Proton Accelerator ◽  
Nuclear Reaction Analysis ◽  
Beam Diagnostics ◽  
Ion Beam Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Beam Analysis ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Eduardo Mondlane University

A new Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) facility which was recently installed in the Department of Physics of the Eduardo Mondlane University of Maputo, Mozambique, is described. The set up is based on a low energy (500 keV) Van de Graaff proton accelerator and is intended to be used in particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE), Rutherford Backscattering (RBS) and nuclear reaction analysis (NRA). Preliminary experiments on beam diagnostics were performed successfully and the followed procedure is described.

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