Electron backscattering coefficient, material contrast and response function of BSE- detectors in scanning electron microscopyстатья
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Аннотация:A B S T R A C TAn empirical expression for the electron backscattering coefficient η, mean backscattered energy coefficient ε andresponse function F of backscattered electrons (BSE) detectors in scanning electron microscope (SEM) areestablished for bulk specimens in dependence of atomic number Z and primary electrons energy EB.The obtained expressions give more precisely data of η than all previous publications in the wide energy rangeEB 1–30 keV. They were used to describe the dependence of the BSE signal IS from atomic number of the targetmaterial Z and SEM accelerating voltage EB. The image contrast as a function of Z -differences and EB isconsidered. Particular attention is paid to the influence of the response function F on the formation of the ISsignal. All consideration were carried out with commercial semiconductor or scintillation BSE – detectorsinstalled in SEM in standard position below from objective lens and right above the sample. The characteristicswere compared with similar of the multichannel plate (MCP) detector.