Prerequisites: MSE 160
Description: Analysis of the surfaces of materials via ion, electron, and photon spectroscopies. Includes Rutherford back scattering; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy; "VHFSFMFDUSPOTQFDUSPTDPQZ9SBZQIPUPFMFDUSPO TQFDUSPTDPQZQIPUPMVNJOFTDFODFFYUFOEFE9SBZ absorption fine structure; Fourier transfrom infrared spectroscopy; and Raman spectroscopy. Also covers sputtering, high-vacuum generation, and focused ion beam milling.