Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry

Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry (GD-OES) is rapidly becoming one of the most important techniques for the direct analysis of solids. This, the first book entirely devoted to the subject, represents the combined contributions of over 30 specialists from around the world. All contributors are active in the field and recognised internationally for their expertise and knowledge in GD-OES. The book begins with an introductory overview of the subjects, deals with the design of the instrument, its operation and analytical methods and describes in detail the complex plasma processes which occur inside the glow discharge source. The second part of the book is more practically orientated, showing the full range of uses for GD-OES from the bulk analysis of virtually any solid material to depth profiling within the first tens of micrometres of a variety of surfaces and coatings. Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry is intended for a wide audience of scientists, engineers and postgraduate students and will be a valuable and challenging reference work for both experienced users of the technique and newcomers alike.Das erste Buch, das sich ausschließlich dieser immer bedeutender werdenden Technik widmet. Es richtet sich an ein breites Publikum von Wissenschaftlern, Forschern und Ingenieuren und kann darüber hinaus von Studenten der Oberflächen- und Materialwissenschaften zur Examensvorbereitung benutzt werden. Jedem Aspekt dieser Technik wird ausführlich in den Beiträgen der mehr als 30 internationalen Experten Rechnung getragen. Behandelt werden Theorie und Praxis sowie Anwendungen, die für Studenten und Forscher gleichermaßen geeignet sind. (10/97) Glow Discharge Sources.

Instrumentation and Operation.

Direct Current Discharge.

Radio Frequency Discharge.

Sputtering.

Crater Effects and Depth Resolution.

Optical Emission.

Bulk Analysis.

Quantitative Depth Profiling.

Applications of GD-OES to Bulk Analysis.

Applications of GD-OES to the Depth Profiling of MetallicCoatings.

Applications of GD-OES to Reactive Diffusion.

Other Applications of GD-OES to Depth Profiling.

Comparison with Other Techniques.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Units, Conversions and Constants.

Index. History and Overview of GD-OES, Glow Discharge Sources, Instrumentation and Operation: Gratings, Vacuum and Gases, Power Supplies, Direct Current Discharge, Plasma Models, Emission characteristics, Radio Frequency Charge, Sputtering, Mass Loss Versus Depth Dilemma, Crater Effects and Depth Resolution, Evolution of Crater Shape, Optical Emission, Interpreting Spectra, Line Selection and Shape, Self Absorption, Background Effects, Bulk analysis, Calibration and Recalibration, Analytical Figures of Merit, Quantitative Depth Profiling, Emission Yields, Intensity Normalisation, Influence of Source Parameters, Applications of GD-OES to Bulk Analysis, Applications of GD-OES to the depth profiling of Metallic Coatings, Polymers, Semiconductors, Hard Coatings, Applications of GD-OES to Reactive Diffusion, Characterisation of Steel Sheet Surfaces, Comparisons with Other Analysis Techniques: "...a valuable reference..." (IEEE Electrical InsulationMagazine, Vol. 19, No. 1, January/February 2003)

Richard Payling and Delwyn Jones are the authors of Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry, published by Wiley. Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry (GD-OES) is rapidly becoming one of the most important techniques for the direct analysis of solids. This, the first book entirely devoted to the subject, represents the combined contributions of over 30 specialists from around the world. All contributors are active in the field and recognised internationally for their expertise and knowledge in GD-OES. The book begins with an introductory overview of the subjects, deals with the design of the instrument, its operation and analytical methods and describes in detail the complex plasma processes which occur inside the glow discharge source. The second part of the book is more practically orientated, showing the full range of uses for GD-OES from the bulk analysis of virtually any solid material to depth profiling within the first tens of micrometres of a variety of surfaces and coatings. Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry is intended for a wide audience of scientists, engineers and postgraduate students and will be a valuable and challenging reference work for both experienced users of the technique and newcomers alike.