Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984stin...8434351f&link_type=abstract
Monthly Report Auburn Univ., AL. Dept. of Physics.
Physics
Electron Spectroscopy, Spaceborne Telescopes, Spacecraft Construction Materials, Ashes, Copper, Depth Measurement, Foils (Materials), Silver, Sputtering, Surfaces, Trace Elements, X Ray Irradiation
Scientific paper
Surface analysis by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) was used to characterize a number of the material samples for the space telescope. With ESCA, the sample is irradiated with monoenergetic soft X-rays and the resulting emitted electrons are energy analyzed to determine the binding energy of electrons to the surface atoms. The major peaks were used in the quantitative determination of the surface composition. The presence of trace elements (impurities below 1% atomic composition) was also detailed. Initially a survey scan was run for each sample to deduce the elemental composition. Then the major peaks of interest and those of the trace elements were individually examined. After this, the samples were argon sputtered to etch away surface layers, and then additional measurements were carried out in order to obtain depth profile information. In this way it was possible for those species present only on the surface to be distinguished from those having a significant depth distribution within the sample.
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