ToF-SIMS: Surface Analysis by Mass Spectrometry

Edited by J.C. Vickerman and D. Briggs

This book is published jointly by IM Publications and SurfaceSpectra.

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is the most versatile of the surface analysis techniques that have been developed during the last 30 years. Current instrumentation provides a powerful combination of capabilities for molecular detection and trace element determination, imaging and microanalysis, and shallow depth profiling. This is the first book to be dedicated to the subject and the treatment is comprehensive. Following overview and historical chapters, there are sections devoted to:

instrumentation and sample handling (three chapters)
fundamentals and molecular dynamics simulations (four chapters)
optimisation methods, including laser post-ionisation of sputtered neutrals (six chapters)
data interpretation (two chapters) and
analytical applications (eleven chapters).

All the contributors are internationally recognised as leaders in their respective fields and come from both Europe and the USA. See the Contents list.

How to buy

ToF-SIMS: Surface Analysis by Mass Spectrometry is available both as a hardback book, and as an e-book (Adobe Acrobat .PDF format). Individual chapters can be bought on-line with a credit card and downloaded for immediate access. Each chapter cost £20.00 + VAT (@17.5%), a total of £23.50. To buy a chapter, follow the Buy article on-line link from the Contents list.

The hardback book costs: £180.00/$295.00 plus Postage & Packing.

xii + 789 pp., ISBN 1 901019 03 9