Trajectory weighting: A fast Monte Carlo method for calculating large numbers of XPS/AES spectra

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-284

  Alkemade, Paul F A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AES; Efficient Monte Carlo simulation; Quantitative spectrum analysis; XPS

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TRAJECTORY WEIGHTING METHOD;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0031118908     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(199704)25:4<275::aid-sia234>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Article

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