<p>Foreword xi<br /> <br /> Preface xiii<br /> <br /> Acknowledgments xvi<br /> <br /> List of Constants xvii<br /> <br /> 1 Introduction 1<br /> <br /> 1.1 Matter and The Mass Spectrometer 1<br /> <br /> 1.2 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry 4<br /> <br /> 1.2.1 History 6<br /> <br /> 1.2.2 Physical Basis 8<br /> <br /> 1.2.2.1 Sensitivity and Detection Limits 9<br /> <br /> 1.2.3 Application Fields 12<br /> <br /> 1.3 Summary 18<br /> <br /> SECTION I PRINCIPLES 21<br /> <br /> 2 Properties of Atoms, Ions, Molecules, and Solids 23<br /> <br /> 2.1 The Atom 23<br /> <br /> 2.1.1 Atomic Structure 23<br /> <br /> 2.1.1.1 Atomic Mass 25<br /> <br /> 2.1.1.2 Atomic Density 27<br /> <br /> 2.2 Electronic Structure of Atoms and Ions 27<br /> <br /> 2.2.1 Stationary States 28<br /> <br /> 2.2.1.1 Quantum Numbers 28<br /> <br /> 2.2.1.2 Spectroscopic and X–ray Notation 29<br /> <br /> 2.2.1.3 Ionization Potential and Electron Affinity 31<br /> <br /> 2.2.2 Bonding and the Resulting Properties of Solids 32<br /> <br /> 2.2.2.1 Bands and the Density of States 34<br /> <br /> 2.2.2.2 Work Function 35<br /> <br /> 2.2.2.3 Image Field 36<br /> <br /> 2.2.2.4 Electronic Excitation 36<br /> <br /> 2.3 Summary 42<br /> <br /> 3 Sputtering and Ion Formation 44<br /> <br /> 3.1 The Fundamentals of SIMS 44<br /> <br /> 3.1.1 Secondary Ion Generation 45<br /> <br /> 3.2 Sputtering 46<br /> <br /> 3.2.1 Sputtering by Ion Impact 47<br /> <br /> 3.2.1.1 Linear Cascade Model 50<br /> <br /> 3.2.1.2 Other Sputtering Models 54<br /> <br /> 3.2.1.3 Simulations 60<br /> <br /> 3.2.2 Sputter Rates and Sputter Yields 67<br /> <br /> 3.2.2.1 Sputter Yield Dependence on Primary Ion Conditions 69<br /> <br /> 3.2.2.2 Sputter Yield Dependence on Substrate 76<br /> <br /> 3.2.3 Sputter–induced damage 81<br /> <br /> 3.2.3.1 Recoil Implantation, Cascade Mixing, Diffusion, and Segregation 83<br /> <br /> 3.2.3.2 Substrate Amorphization and Re–crystallization 85<br /> <br /> 3.2.3.3 Surface Roughening and Surface Smoothing 86<br /> <br /> 3.3 Ionization/Neutralization 88<br /> <br /> 3.3.1 Ion Solid Interactions 90<br /> <br /> 3.3.2 Secondary Ion Yields 93<br /> <br /> 3.3.2.1 Ionization Potential and Electron Affinity 95<br /> <br /> 3.3.2.2 Matrix Effects 97<br /> <br /> 3.3.2.3 Electronic Excitation 113<br /> <br /> 3.3.3 Models for Atomic Secondary Ions 121<br /> <br /> 3.3.3.1 LTE Formalism 123<br /> <br /> 3.3.3.2 Bond Breaking Model 124<br /> <br /> 3.3.3.3 Kinetic Emission Model 129<br /> <br /> 3.3.4 Models for Molecular Secondary Ions 130<br /> <br /> 3.3.4.1 Models for Molecular Ion Emission in SIMS 132<br /> <br /> 3.3.4.2 Models for Molecular Ion Emission in MALDI 135<br /> <br /> 3.4 Summary 138<br /> <br /> SECTION II PRACTICES 145<br /> <br /> 4 Instrumentation Used in SIMS 147<br /> <br /> 4.1 The Science of Measurement 147<br /> <br /> 4.1.1 SIMS in its various forms 148<br /> <br /> 4.1.1.1 Static SIMS 148<br /> <br /> 4.1.1.2 Dynamic SIMS 149<br /> <br /> 4.1.1.3 Cluster Ion SIMS 150<br /> <br /> 4.2 Hardware 151<br /> <br /> 4.2.1 Vacuum 152<br /> <br /> 4.2.1.1 Vacuum and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 153<br /> <br /> 4.2.1.2 Pumping Systems 156<br /> <br /> 4.2.2 Primary Ion Columns 159<br /> <br /> 4.2.2.1 Ion Sources 161<br /> <br /> 4.2.3 Secondary Ion Columns 167<br /> <br /> 4.2.3.1 Mass Filters 170<br /> <br /> 4.2.3.2 Energy Filters 182<br /> <br /> 4.2.3.3 Detectors 184<br /> <br /> 4.3 Summary 191<br /> <br /> 5 Data Collection and Processing 195<br /> <br /> 5.1 The Art of Measurement 195<br /> <br /> 5.1.1 Data Formats and Definitions 196<br /> <br /> 5.1.1.1 Mass Spectra 197<br /> <br /> 5.1.1.2 Depth Profiling 201<br /> <br /> 5.1.1.3 Imaging 204<br /> <br /> 5.2 Sample Preparation and Handling 208<br /> <br /> 5.2.1 Preparation in the Materials Sciences 209<br /> <br /> 5.2.2 Preparation in the Earth Sciences 210<br /> <br /> 5.2.3 Preparation in the Biosciences 212<br /> <br /> 5.2.4 Sample Handling 213<br /> <br /> 5.3 Data Collection 215<br /> <br /> 5.3.1 Secondary Ion Mass, Energy, and Intensity Scales 216<br /> <br /> 5.3.1.1 Referencing the Mass, Energy, and Intensity Scales 216<br /> <br /> 5.3.1.2 Charge Buildup 218<br /> <br /> 5.3.1.3 Isobaric Interferences 221<br /> <br /> 5.3.2 Instrument Operation Modes 225<br /> <br /> 5.3.2.1 Primary Ion Beam Operation Modes 225<br /> <br /> 5.3.2.2 Secondary Ion Imaging Modes 231<br /> <br /> 5.3.2.3 The O2 Leak Methodology 233<br /> <br /> 5.3.2.4 Depth Profiling and Related Aspects 234<br /> <br /> 5.4 Data Processing 248<br /> <br /> 5.4.1 Spectral Identification 249<br /> <br /> 5.4.1.1 Atomic and Unfragmented Molecular Emissions 249<br /> <br /> 5.4.1.2 Heavily Fragmented Molecular Emissions 250<br /> <br /> 5.4.2 Quantification of the Depth Scale 251<br /> <br /> 5.4.2.1 Ex situ Methods 254<br /> <br /> 5.4.2.2 In situ Methods 256<br /> <br /> 5.4.3 Quantification of the Concentration Scale 259<br /> <br /> 5.4.3.1 The RSF Method 260<br /> <br /> 5.4.3.2 Fabrication of Reference Materials 265<br /> <br /> 5.5 Summary 268<br /> <br /> Appendix A 273<br /> <br /> A.1 Periodic Table of the Elements 273<br /> <br /> A.2 Isotopic Masses, Natural Isotope Abundances, Atomic Weights, and Mass Densities of the Elements 273<br /> <br /> A.3 1st and 2nd Ionization Potentials and Electron Affinities of the Elements 280<br /> <br /> A.4 Work Function Values of Elemental Solids 283<br /> <br /> A.5 SIMS Detection Limits of Selected Elements 286<br /> <br /> A.6 Charged Particle Beam Transport 288<br /> <br /> A.6.1 Ion Beam Trajectories 288<br /> <br /> A.6.1.1 Liouville s Theorem 289<br /> <br /> A.6.1.2 Phase Space Dynamics 289<br /> <br /> A.6.1.3 Ray Tracing Methods 289<br /> <br /> A.6.2 Optical Properties 290<br /> <br /> A.6.2.1 Aberrations 290<br /> <br /> A.6.2.2 Diffraction and the Diffraction Limit 292<br /> <br /> A.7 Some Statistical Distributions of Interest 293<br /> <br /> A.7.1 Gaussian Distribution 294<br /> <br /> A.7.2 Poisson Distribution 294<br /> <br /> A.7.3 Lorentzian Distributions 294<br /> <br /> A.8 SIMS Instrument Designs 294<br /> <br /> A.8.1 Physical Electronics 6600 295<br /> <br /> A.8.2 ASI SHRIMP I, II, and IV 296<br /> <br /> A.8.3 SHRIMP RG 297<br /> <br /> A.8.4 Cameca IMS–1280 298<br /> <br /> A.8.5 Cameca IMS 7f 299<br /> <br /> A.8.6 Cameca nanoSIMS 50 300<br /> <br /> A.8.7 Ion–Tof TOF–SIMS 5 302<br /> <br /> A.8.8 Physical Electronics nano–SIMS 303<br /> <br /> A.8.9 Ionoptika J105–3D Chemical Imager 303<br /> <br /> A.8.10 Q–Star Chemical Imager 304<br /> <br /> A.8.11 SIMS Instrument Capability Table 305<br /> <br /> A.8.12 SIMS Instrument/Component Vendor List 308<br /> <br /> A.9 Additional SIMS Methods of Interest 311<br /> <br /> A.9.1 Matrix Transferable RSFs 312<br /> <br /> A.9.2 The Infinite Velocity Method 313<br /> <br /> A.9.3 Lattice Valency Model 314<br /> <br /> A.9.4 PCOR–SIMSTM Method 315<br /> <br /> A.10 Additional Spectroscopic/Spectrometric Techniques 316<br /> <br /> A.10.1 Photon Spectroscopies 317<br /> <br /> A.10.1.1 IR, RAIRS, ATR, and DRIFTS 317<br /> <br /> A.10.1.2 Raman, SERS, and TERS 318<br /> <br /> A.10.1.3 EDX, WDS, and LEXES 319<br /> <br /> A.10.1.4 XRF and TXRF 320<br /> <br /> A.10.1.5 VASE 320<br /> <br /> A.10.2 Electron Spectroscopies 321<br /> <br /> A.10.2.1 XPS and UPS 321<br /> <br /> A.10.2.2 AES and SAM 321<br /> <br /> A.10.2.3 EELS, REELS, and HREELS 322<br /> <br /> A.10.3 Ion Spectroscopies/Spectrometries 322<br /> <br /> A.10.3.1 GD–MS, GD–OES, and ICP–MS 322<br /> <br /> A.10.3.2 MALDI and ESI–MS 323<br /> <br /> A.10.3.3 SNMS and RIMS 324<br /> <br /> A.10.3.4 APT 324<br /> <br /> A.10.3.5 Ion Scattering Methods 325<br /> <br /> A.10.3.6 ERD, NRA, NAA, and PIXE 326<br /> <br /> A.11 Additional Microscopies 327<br /> <br /> A.11.1 SEM 328<br /> <br /> A.11.2 HIM 328<br /> <br /> A.11.3 TEM 329<br /> <br /> A.11.4 SPM (AFM and STM)–Based Techniques 329<br /> <br /> A.12 Diffraction/Reflection Techniques of Interest 331<br /> <br /> A.12.1 XRD and GID 332<br /> <br /> A.12.2 GID 332<br /> <br /> A.12.3 XRR 333<br /> <br /> A.12.4 LEED 333<br /> <br /> A.12.5 RHEED 333<br /> <br /> A.12.6 Neutron Diffraction 333<br /> <br /> Technique Acronym List 335<br /> <br /> Abbreviations Commonly used in SIMS 338<br /> <br /> Glossary of Terms 340<br /> <br /> Questions and Answers 347<br /> <br /> References 350<br /> <br /> Index 359</p>