ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS) spectra for Al, Ni, Pt and Au were measured in the energy range 300-1500 eV for different scattering geometries. The energy dependence of the loss spectra was found to depend strongly on the shape and the magnitude of the elastic scattering cross-section. This effect is extremely pronounced in the angle-resolved spectra, but also persists in the angle-integrated case. It was moreover observed that the relative intensities of the surface excitations in REELS spectra exhibit a similar dependence on the elastic scattering properties. These experimental observations are in good agreement with MC calculations accounting for elastic scattering through the differential Mott cross-section and demonstrate that quantitative information regarding the inelastic scattering probability can only be extracted from REELS spectra if the exact shape of the elastic scattering cross-section is accounted for and a quantitative description of surface excitations is available.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.740220120
