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Secondary-ion mass spectrometry

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a technique used to analyze the composition of solid surfaces and thin films by sputtering the surface of the specimen with a focused primary ion beam and collecting and analyzing ejected secondary ions. The mass/charge ratios of these secondary ions are measured with a mass spectrometer to determine the…

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Acronym
SIMS
Analytes
Solid surfaces, thin films
Classification
Mass spectrometry
Related
Fast atom bombardment Microprobe

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Detection limits and sample degradation

Static and dynamic modes

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Secondary-ion mass spectrometry

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples21
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
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Secondary-ion mass spectrometry

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related to Static and dynamic modes · 9
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → DC, DSIMS, Dynamic, Fenn, In, John, Koichi Tanaka, SIMS, Static SIMS
has application · 7
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → Churyumov, Gerasimenko, More, NanoSIMS, Rosetta, SIMS, The COSIMA
Acronym · 1
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → SIMS
Analytes · 1
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → Solid surfaces, thin films
Classification · 1
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → Mass spectrometry
Related · 1
Secondary-ion mass spectrometry → Fast atom bombardment Microprobe

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sims ion mass ions surface primary used secondary secondary-ion beam static type pulsed gun analysis spectrometry composition elemental analyzer sector

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Secondary-ion mass spectrometryAcronymSIMS1.00infobox
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryAnalytesSolid surfaces, thin films1.00infobox
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryClassificationMass spectrometry1.00infobox
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryRelatedFast atom bombardment Microprobe1.00infobox
SF5instance ofor even ionized molecules0.80text
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationThe COSIMA0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationRosetta0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationChuryumov0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationGerasimenko0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationSIMS0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationMore0.60section
Secondary-ion mass spectrometryhas applicationNanoSIMS0.60section

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