Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis

Pascal Berger (1) , Caroline Raepsaet (1) , Hicham Khodja (1)

1 LEEL - UMR 3685 - Laboratoire d'Etudes des Eléments Légers

Among the family of Ion Beam Analysis techniques for material characterization, Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA) exploits the spectroscopy of recoil nuclei moving under the impact of the ions of the beam. This technique is well suited to light elements profiling, especially for hydrogen measurements which can be performed with usual helium-4 beams available in most facilities. This chapter presents an overview of ERDA main features and focuses on a selection of recent papers dealing with hydrogen measurements in materials for miscellaneous applications, divided into four sections: metals, ceramics, minerals, and thin films.

Keywords: Ion Beam Analysis; Elastic Recoil; Hydrogen; Hydrides; Zircaloy; Proton Conductors; Anhydrous Minerals; DLC films; SiGe multilayers

Domains: Material chemistry

Pascal Berger, Caroline Raepsaet, Hicham Khodja. Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis. Neutron Scattering and Other Nuclear Techniques for Hydrogen in Materials, Springer, pp.277-314, 2016, 978-3-319-22792-4. ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-22792-4⟩. ⟨cea-01310936⟩