Theory experiment comparison of the electron backscattering factor from solids at low electron energy (250-5,000 eV)

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-15

  El Gomati, M M ^a   Walker, C G H ^a   Assa'd, A M D ^a   Zadrazil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscattering factor; Electron; Low energy; Monte Carlo; Stopping power

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OXIDE FILMS; THIN FILMS;

BACKSCATTERING FACTORS; LOW ENERGY;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CARBON; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GADOLINIUM; GERMANIUM; GOLD; HAFNIUM; IRON; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; OXIDE; PLATINUM; SILICON; SILVER; TANTALUM; TIN; TITANIUM; TUNGSTEN; VANADIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON BEAM; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; X RAY;

EID: 40349102379     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20091     Document Type: Article

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