ACTRIS Vocabulary
type: ConceptScheme

aerosol in situ
type: Concept

elastic backscattering spectrometry
type: Concept
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6993-3149
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-3470
broader: ion beam analysis
definition: Determines the elemental composition of the surface layer of a sample by exposing atoms to a beam of MeV ions. The energy of the elastically scattered ions is measured. Since kinetic energy in elastic scattering is conserved in the centre of mass frame, but not in the lab frame, the energy deposited in the sample is characteristic for the elemental composition of the sample. Here, only particles scattered into the backward direction are measured.
in scheme: ACTRIS Vocabulary
related: aerosol in situ

ion beam analysis
type: Concept
narrower: elastic backscattering spectrometry