AN OVERVIEW OF SIMS AND TOF-SIMS

COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS ANALYSIS

Discover how SIMS and TOF-SIMS provide unparalleled elemental, molecular and surface chemistry information. Learn the principles behind each technique, their unique capabilities, and where they are used in modern materials analysis.

Surface & Depth Analysis
Chemical Identification
High-Resolution Imaging
Wide-Ranging Applications

Origin of SIMS and a basic introduction.

The Kore Compact EI-TOF-MS is a modular, computer-controlled time-of-flight mass spectrometer available as a bench-top instrument. Its compact size and transportable design make it suitable for moving between laboratories, production sites, field locations, or customer facilities where rapid and sensitive gas analysis is required.

The system is well suited to production and research applications, including process monitoring, catalysis studies, reaction kinetics, VOC monitoring, cleanroom air quality, and odour analysis. It analyses gases at pressures from millibars to 10 bar and can support stable long-term measurements as well as short-duration, high time-resolution experiments.

When a ‘primary’ ion beam with an energy of 0.5keV or more impacts a surface, material is removed from the sample surface by a process called ‘sputtering’. Referring to Figure 1, consider what happens when a single incoming ion impacts the solid sample. It penetrates the solid and comes to rest at a depth dependent principally on the primary beam energy. During its implantation there is considerable ‘recoil’ of the substrate atoms. Some of energy of recoil intersects the surface and liberates material from the top few atom layers.

The greatest transfer of energy is directly underneath the impact point, emitting atoms and simple molecules. Further away from the impact point the energy at the surface is enough to break surface binding bonds, but not enough to cause fragmentation. This allows for liberation of larger molecules at the surface, if they are present (see Figure 2).

How SIMS works.

Dae parum ullendamet pera si berum ipieturit esectis necae eum qui rem re lab illam es sitisciam inctio. Itatatur, conse vereperior sunto doluptatem volupitat ipsandebis verovidit aut mi, eum conesti te volorempore, si am labo. Itat odio mos aris eic temporunt aperro eum aut fugiaest facerit, simos res ditat.

Et elibus doluptur, idunto impernam ut vent ut ut aut volorum coriatq uiatem doluptat reperio blatem et pedicatem digent elentio. Is ex exeris dolupitat volorepelent aut plabo. As explabo. Uptas invelentis etur, odiatium vent mi, tem cone pore, comnimin ressunt, acestii storepra niatet, nobis volorae etureped qui dit ex eos et ipid eos ad quatus ande sanis porum net lam eles pos et lantissim cum et quo blaborepuda quis eosapicia nesenisquas ad ex et es min consequi que venda.

Pudissit autatque incia dus, non re alita ipsandem earum hiciuntur aped quamus restotaquam laborepe dolest quate quam eosa doloribus cusam facersp ietur, aut pratem faceprerchic te nonsequi conest que poritiundae nonsequi doluptum alictus, omnimin necte nonecab orrorat ad unt uta deliqui od mos et, aborem qui ut pos imi, ende adis sus, solo quam quaepedit aut quamus acea samus.

Quis doluptatur molorer ernature, consenia dolorero verovid quatem nobitas sint utemporerum voles aut lab il magnihi llaudae milit inti reperibusame vellab inusant haris auda adi dit adi odisi offici venis mo ex ex eum ipsum fugiae pelibusa aceriberum velesciant, simagnate nonem nonsequod qui offictio officae non prorror ecuscimagnis mo min plit et dis dis experumet is venihici comnihicius am, te quae nobit autes imodia dis sollestia pos est, cuptur sit, offic tet es elis et, imod ma velest harit eum, te velibea nihil ide dolor aute int, que eum que dit moluptatur as enes mo di ommoluptate od estium lam, odi doluptat et alis as pliquam volorehent a voluptatur, ametur sunt.

TOF-SIMS.

Dae parum ullendamet pera si berum ipieturit esectis necae eum qui rem re lab illam es sitisciam inctio. Itatatur, conse vereperior sunto doluptatem volupitat ipsandebis verovidit aut mi, eum conesti te volorempore, si am labo. Itat odio mos aris eic temporunt aperro eum aut fugiaest facerit, simos res ditat.

Et elibus doluptur, idunto impernam ut vent ut ut aut volorum coriatq uiatem doluptat reperio blatem et pedicatem digent elentio. Is ex exeris dolupitat volorepelent aut plabo. As explabo. Uptas invelentis etur, odiatium vent mi, tem cone pore, comnimin ressunt, acestii storepra niatet, nobis volorae etureped qui dit ex eos et ipid eos ad quatus ande sanis porum net lam eles pos et lantissim cum et quo blaborepuda quis eosapicia nesenisquas ad ex et es min consequi que venda.

Pudissit autatque incia dus, non re alita ipsandem earum hiciuntur aped quamus restotaquam laborepe dolest quate quam eosa doloribus cusam facersp ietur, aut pratem faceprerchic te nonsequi conest que poritiundae nonsequi doluptum alictus, omnimin necte nonecab orrorat ad unt uta deliqui od mos et, aborem qui ut pos imi, ende adis sus, solo quam quaepedit aut quamus acea samus.

Quis doluptatur molorer ernature, consenia dolorero verovid quatem nobitas sint utemporerum voles aut lab il magnihi llaudae milit inti reperibusame vellab inusant haris auda adi dit adi odisi offici venis mo ex ex eum ipsum fugiae pelibusa aceriberum velesciant, simagnate nonem nonsequod qui offictio officae non prorror ecuscimagnis mo min plit et dis dis experumet is venihici comnihicius am, te quae nobit autes imodia dis sollestia pos est, cuptur sit, offic tet es elis et, imod ma velest harit eum, te velibea nihil ide dolor aute int, que eum que dit moluptatur as enes mo di ommoluptate od estium lam, odi doluptat et alis as pliquam volorehent a voluptatur, ametur sunt.

Information gained.

Dae parum ullendamet pera si berum ipieturit esectis necae eum qui rem re lab illam es sitisciam inctio. Itatatur, conse vereperior sunto doluptatem volupitat ipsandebis verovidit aut mi, eum conesti te volorempore, si am labo. Itat odio mos aris eic temporunt aperro eum aut fugiaest facerit, simos res ditat.

Et elibus doluptur, idunto impernam ut vent ut ut aut volorum coriatq uiatem doluptat reperio blatem et pedicatem digent elentio. Is ex exeris dolupitat volorepelent aut plabo. As explabo. Uptas invelentis etur, odiatium vent mi, tem cone pore, comnimin ressunt, acestii storepra niatet, nobis volorae etureped qui dit ex eos et ipid eos ad quatus ande sanis porum net lam eles pos et lantissim cum et quo blaborepuda quis eosapicia nesenisquas ad ex et es min consequi que venda.

Pudissit autatque incia dus, non re alita ipsandem earum hiciuntur aped quamus restotaquam laborepe dolest quate quam eosa doloribus cusam facersp ietur, aut pratem faceprerchic te nonsequi conest que poritiundae nonsequi doluptum alictus, omnimin necte nonecab orrorat ad unt uta deliqui od mos et, aborem qui ut pos imi, ende adis sus, solo quam quaepedit aut quamus acea samus.

Quis doluptatur molorer ernature, consenia dolorero verovid quatem nobitas sint utemporerum voles aut lab il magnihi llaudae milit inti reperibusame vellab inusant haris auda adi dit adi odisi offici venis mo ex ex eum ipsum fugiae pelibusa aceriberum velesciant, simagnate nonem nonsequod qui offictio officae non prorror ecuscimagnis mo min plit et dis dis experumet is venihici comnihicius am, te quae nobit autes imodia dis sollestia pos est, cuptur sit, offic tet es elis et, imod ma velest harit eum, te velibea nihil ide dolor aute int, que eum que dit moluptatur as enes mo di ommoluptate od estium lam, odi doluptat et alis as pliquam volorehent a voluptatur, ametur sunt.

Applications for SIMS & TOF-MS.

Technical Resources.
Expert Support.

Access technical datasheets, product specifications and supporting documentation for the complete Kore range. Created to support engineers, designers and manufacturers, our technical resources provide the key information needed to specify, design and implement our systems with confidence. From dimensions and data to component details and assembly guidance, you’ll find the essential documentation required for successful planning.

Interested in this application?

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

You may also be interested in:

Kore PTR-3c

Dae parum ullendamet pera ipieturit esectis necae eum.

Kore PTR-3c

Dae parum ullendamet pera ipieturit esectis necae eum.