Background subtraction II. General behaviour of REELS and the Tougaard universal cross section in the removal of backgrounds in AES and XPS

Surface Science

Volumn 461, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Seah, M P ^a   Gilmore, I S ^a   Spencer, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auger electron spectroscopy; Copper; Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); Electron solid scattering and transmission inelastic; Lanthanides; Tin; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003108771     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00373-3     Document Type: Article

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