Published June 11, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Statistical method for thickness measurement of amorphous objects

  • 1. EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp (Belgium)

Description

The authors propose a nondestructive method for the determination of the thickness of an amorphous sample. This method is based on the statistics of the phase of the electron exit wave function, which depend on the number of atoms traversed by the incident electron which itself is a function of the thickness of the object. The accuracy of this method has been checked numerically by the multislice method and compared with that based on the mean inner potential

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
90
Journal Issue
24
Journal Page Range
p. 241911-241911.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39001282
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
AMORPHOUS STATE; ELECTRONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; STATISTICS; THICKNESS; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; LEPTONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICS; TESTING

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