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Backscattering of 10–35 keV electrons from thick targets at normal incidence
Author(s) -
Del Giorgio M.,
Trincavelli J.,
Riveros J. A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.1300180510
Subject(s) - electron , monte carlo method , range (aeronautics) , atomic physics , physics , energy (signal processing) , spectral line , atomic number , computational physics , materials science , nuclear physics , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , astronomy , composite material
Energy distributions of backscattered electrons were obtained by Monte Carlo simulations for a wide range of elements for electron beams at normal incidence and with energies E o between 10 and 35 keV. These spectra were compared with experimental data and with a theoretical expression. An analytical expression was fitted to the simulated data. An expression for the backscattered electron coefficient η as a function of atomic number Z and incident energy E o was obtained. A model for η and the energy distribution of backscattered electrons for multielement samples is suggested.