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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R08575/01
Title:	Real-Time Electron Energy Spectroscopy (Rees) By Truly Parallel Data Acquisition
Principal Investigator:	Birkinshaw, Professor K
Other Investigators:	Evans, Professor AA Evans, Dr A
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	V.G.MICROTECH
Department:	Physics
Organisation:	Aberystwyth University
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 January 2001	Ends:	30 June 2004	Value (£):	515,023
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Characterisation Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Electronics
Related Grants:	GR/S74126/01
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A multidisciplinary team combining detector at UWA, RAL and DL with the electron spectroscopy expertise at UWA, DL and industry will focus on rapid, efficient electron energy analysis in the electronic and chemical characterisation of evolving organic/inorganic heterojunctions in real time. This damaging goal necessitates low incident x-ray/UV/electron flux to avoid damage to the organic molecules and high efficiency truly parallel detection will be achieved by exploiting unique detector technology developed at Aberystwyth. Initially a prototype array will be fitted to a CLAM4 electron energy analyser and commissioned at Aberystwyth. In parallel with this a new longer array will be developed using the standard AM1 1.5 micron CMOS (ABN) process. Non-standard features used in the prototype fabrication add much expense and delay and with the benefit of current know-how are not now necessary. A microprocessor controlled floating interface will manage fast data acquisition and transfer to a PC.Electron energy spectra already obtained with the array at DL established feasibility but demonstrate the need for a much larger more uniform array. A detector system will be supplied to DL during the latter part of the project to significantly improve electron energy analysis - particularly where low intensity limits data quality or is currently prohibitive.
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