| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R35490/01 |
| Title: |
A prototype helium-atom microscope for sub-micron studies of surfaces |
| Principal Investigator: |
Allison, Dr W |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2002 |
Ends: |
30 September 2006 |
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572,478
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The aim of this project is to combine the advantages of helium surface scattering with atom optics to construct the first surface microscope using thermal energy atoms as the microscopic probe. A helium-atom microscope, with its neutral, low energy beam, would be a completely new experimental technique for surface science with a wide range of applications. The central features of the microscope will be an atom mirror formed from a singlecrystal surface and a position sensitive atom detector, based on a field-ionisation tip combined with a mass spectrometer. The expected result of the project is the completion of a prototype instrument with a resolution in the sub-micron regime and a first set of experiments carried out with the new instrument.
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http://www.cam.ac.uk |