Surface Analytical Techniques (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials)

This volume aims to clarify those techniques which use elementary particles as probes for gathering information about the compositional details of surfaces. For each technique, the book provides a description of the physical principle involved, the method of operation, the nature of information derived, the range of application, and the advantages and disadvantages of the currently used techniques. These are in turn grouped according to the nature of the incident radiation: electrons, photons, ions, or neutral particles. This state-of-the-art information will be useful for materials scientists, surface physicists and surface chemists.Riviere, J. C. is the author of 'Surface Analytical Techniques (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780198513704 and ISBN 0198513704.