J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 84 (1997) 85-98
 
Soft X-ray spectromicroscopy development for materials science at the Advanced Light Source
 
Tony Warwicka,*, Harald Adeb, Adam P. Hitchcockc, Howard Padmorea, Ed. G. Rightord, Brian P. Tonnere
aLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
bNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
cMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4MI, Canada
dDow Texas Polymer Center, Freeport, TX 77541, USA
eUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 5321 1, USA
 
Received 12 August 1996; accepted 22 December 1996
 

Several third generation synchrotron radiation facilities are now operational, and the high brightness of these photon sources offers new opportunities for X-ray microscopy. Well developed synchrotron radiation spectroscopy techniques are being applied in new instruments capable of imaging the surface of a material with a spatial resolution smaller than 1 mm.There are two aspects to this. One is to further the field of surface science by exploring the effects of spatial variations across a surface on a scale not previously accessible to X-ray measurements. The other is to open up new analytical techniques in materials science using X-rays on a spatial scale comparable with that of the processes or devices to be studied. The development of the spectromicroscopy program at the Advanced Light Source will employ a variety of instruments, some of which are already operational. Their development and use will be discussed, and recent results will be presented to illustrate their capabilities.

Keywords: Soft X-ray spectromicroscopy; Synchrotron radiation

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