Influence of Beam Current Ripple on Secondary Electron and RBS Mapping Images

Abstract
The influence of beam current ripple on Rutherford backscattering (RBS) and secondary electron mapping images using 400 keV He+ ion beams with a beam spot size of about 1 µm has been investigated to clarify the degradation of mapping images due to the current fluctuation. It was found that the secondary electron mapping images were deteriorated by a beam fluctuation of more than a few percent, while the RBS mapping image was rather insensitive to fluctuations of up to 50%.

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