Energy spectra and angular distributions of charged particles backscattered from solid targets

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ali, E S M ^a   Rogers, D W O ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BACKSCATTERING; POSITRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENERGY SPECTRA; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; X-RAY IMAGING;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

EID: 41049117198     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/5/055505     Document Type: Article

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