New approach to improve performances of electron spectrometers
In addition to the deflection of the charged particles during their passage through an electrostatic deflector, it is proposed to impose a gradual retardation along their path, so that they leave the instrument at lower energy. By means of a new figure of merit involving the usual optical characteri...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Review of scientific instruments 1981-10, Vol.52 (10), p.1497-1500 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In addition to the deflection of the charged particles during their passage through an electrostatic deflector, it is proposed to impose a gradual retardation along their path, so that they leave the instrument at lower energy. By means of a new figure of merit involving the usual optical characteristics (dispersion, aberration, and magnification), it is shown that this principle can improve the performances of electron spectrometers, taking the 127° cylindrical electrostatic analyzer as an example. Calculations of energy transmission functions show that, at constant energy resolution, an increase of about 100% in the transmitted intensity may be expected for a retardation factor of 10. Further considerations on the space charge in a monochromator show that, since the charge density is mainly concentrated at the entrance and relatively unaffected by the retardation, the principle could be efficient for electron monochromators, too. |
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ISSN: | 0034-6748 1089-7623 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.1136483 |