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New high-resolution electrostatic electron spectrometer for conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy

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The construction and performance of a new electron spectrometer using an electrostatic 90°-spherical deflection analyzer (SDA) is described. The spectrometer is suited for depth-selective conversion-electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (DCEMS) on surfaces and thin films in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) at temperatures ranging between 40–1000K using K- and L-conversion electrons of57Fe. The spectrometer is designed for 2% electron-energy resolution and about 5% (of 4π) transmission for 7.3 keV K-conversion electrons of57Fe. The energy resolution has been confirmed experimentally. We demonstrate that DCEMS in general and our instrument in particular are capable of detecting a thin (∼50 Fe Å) Mössbauer-inert buried oxide layer located at the surface of a stainless steel substrate and covered by an Fe/Cr bilayer.

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  1. W. A. A. Macedo

    Present address: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, 30000, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

  2. T. Toriyama

    Present address: Physics Department, Musashi Institute of Technology, Setagaya-Ku, 152, Tokyo, Japan

  3. O. Nikolov

    Present address: Department of Physics, The University of Liverpool, L69 3BX, Liverpool, UK

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  1. Laboratorium für Angewandte Physik, Universität Duisburg, D-47048, Duisburg, Germany

    W. A. A. Macedo, D. Pelloth, T. Toriyama, O. Nikolov, S. Kruijer, B. Scholz, R. A. Brand & W. Keune

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Macedo, W.A.A., Pelloth, D., Toriyama, T. et al. New high-resolution electrostatic electron spectrometer for conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy. Hyperfine Interact 92, 1221–1226 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02065759

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