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As in many branches of modern physics, scattering experiments are an important source of information in surface and thin film research. The scattering process on a surface is therefore a central topic among the various interactions of a solid. Like in bulk solid-state physics, elastic scattering can tell us something about the symmetry and the geometric arrangement of atoms near the surface, whereas inelastic scattering processes, where energy quanta are transferred to or from the topmost atomic layers of a solid, yield information about possible excitations of a surface or interface, both electronic and vibronic ones. In principle, all kinds of particles, X-rays, electrons, atoms, molecules, ions, neutrons, etc. can be used as probes. The only prerequisite in surface and interface physics is the required surface sensitivity.
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- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
- Electron Energy Loss Spectrum
- LEED Pattern
- Rutherford Back Scattering
- Ewald Sphere
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Lüth, H. (2010). Scattering from Surfaces and Thin Films. In: Solid Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13592-7_4
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