Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) uses an energetic (typically 250 eV to 30 kV) primary ion beam to sputter ions (both positive and negative) and neutral atoms from a sample surface, as shown in ...
Industry In a Tandem Mass Spectrometer, the secondary ions (generally, high mass fragments) are further broken down (fragmentation) by one of several techniques, and the resultant fragments are detected
Industry The first inklings of the SIMS process came when early mass spectroscopists noticed that ions from instrument construction materials were produced by ion sources.
Industry To summarise here, two essential steps are involved during secondary ion formation: the first process where species are displaced/desorbed and the second process where part of the
Industry Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry consists of analyzing these secondary ions with a mass spectrometer. Secondary ion emission by a solid surface under ion bombardment supplies
Industry This not only covers the process of sputtering and ionization (those responsible for secondary ion format-ion/survival) but also presents a brief description of solids, atoms, and molecules as well as
Industry In SIMS the surface of the sample is subjected to bombardment by high energy ions - this leads to the ejection (or sputtering) of both neutral and charged (+/-) species from the surface. The ejected
Industry On the following pages are shown two common spectrometer geometries; the transmission grating based and the crossed Czerny-Turner. Also, the figures defines the key design parameters of a
Industry Ions generated by this process form the secondary beam and are subsequently transmitted within a continuous high vacuum environment to a mass spectrometer.
Industry Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry consists of analyzing these secondary ions with a mass spectrometer. Secondary ion emission by a solid surface under ion
Industry Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is based on the use of an accelerated primary ion beam, under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions, which bombards the surface and generates secondary
Industry This chapter will discuss the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) technique for the new SIMS user, illustrating how SIMS fits in with other common surface analytical techniques.
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