Atomic beam spectrometer for surface investigations

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Abstract
An atomic beam spectrometer for the study of the interactions of neutral rare gas atoms with solid surfaces is described. These atoms, preferably neon atoms, have a very low kinetic energy, in the order of only a few meV, so that energy gains or energy losses by surface phonon processes can be detected. The change of the momentum of these particles is given by the preset scattering angle.