Published April 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Microanalysis of fluorine using the 19F(p,α0)16O reaction

  • 1. Jordan Univ., Amman. Dept. of Physics
  • 2. IBM Research Div., Yorktown Heights, NY (USA)

Description

The 19F(p,α0)16O nuclear reaction semms to be an excellent method for high resolution fluorine depth profiling. Target tilting, a pulse pileup rejection circuit and a high resolution solid state detector were employed. Magnesium fluoride, calcium fluoride and fluorohydrocarbon targets of different thickness were used. The detection of the outcoming alpha particles was done with and without Kapton foils. A depth profile resolution of 10 nm was obtained and 3 nm appears to be feasible. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B
Journal Volume
24/25
Journal Issue
pt.2
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B.
Journal Page Range
691-694
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBE

Conference

Title
9. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry.
Dates
10-12 Nov 1986.
Place
Denton, TX (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
18072025
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA DETECTION; ALPHA PARTICLES; ALPHA SPECTRA; CALCIUM FLUORIDES; DEPTH; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; FLUORINE; FLUORINE 19 TARGET; FOILS; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; MAGNESIUM FLUORIDES; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 10-100; NUCLEAR REACTION ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN 16; PROTON REACTIONS; PULSE CIRCUITS; PULSE PILEUP; SENSITIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE BARRIER DETECTORS; THREE-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARYON REACTIONS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HALIDES; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROSS SECTIONS; DETECTION; DIMENSIONS; DIRECT REACTIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HADRON REACTIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HALOGENS; HELIUM IONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; MULTI-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTRA; STABLE ISOTOPES; TARGETS; TRANSFER REACTIONS