A Pulsed Laser and Molecular Beam Apparatus for Surface Studies

Abstract

Equipment was purchased, using a grant awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under the DOD University Instrumentation Program, for the construction of an apparatus for the study of gas-surface interactions. This apparatus uses pulsed lasers both to keep the surface free of contamination and for probing surface phenomena, and pulsed molecular beam sources to dose the surface with the required gaseous samples. The experiments that will be carried out are in part described in the proposal A Pulsed Laser and Molecular Beam Apparatus for Surface Studies submitted by Howard University in November 1982 for review by AFOSR, under the DOD University Instrumentation Program. This report describes the progress made during the granting period in setting up the apparatus, and also the work that will be undertaken in the immediate future. The studies are currently supported by a grant from the Standard Oil Company of Ohio who have awarded us a $225,000 three-year contract for surface studies in collaboration with the Department of Electrical Engineering. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA217773

Entities

People

  • William M. Jackson

Organizations

  • Howard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Gas Surface Interactions
  • Instrumentation
  • Lasers
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Personal Computers
  • Scientific Research
  • Spectrometers
  • Vacuum Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy