ion scattering spectroscopy


ion scattering spectroscopy

[¦ī‚än ¦skad·ə·riŋ spek′träs·kə·pē] (spectroscopy) A spectroscopic technique in which a low-energy (about 1000 electronvolts) beam of inert-gas ions in directed at a surface, and the energies and scattering angles of the scattered ions are used to identify surface atoms. Abbreviated ISS.