Ion Beam analysis in Materials Science (2025/26)

The topic covered by the course are the following:

     - Fundamentals of ion-matter interaction.

• MeV ion energy range:

     - Coulomb interaction between one ion and one nucleus, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry

     - Non-Coulomb interaction techniques and Channeling phenomena

      - Experimental setup for MeV ion beam analysis and examples of applications in material science

• keV ion energy range:

      -Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and examples of applications in material science

      -Atom Probe Tomography and Focused Ion Beam sample preparation

The course will take place during the week of February 9–13. It will be divided into two parts: an initial theoretical section with classroom lectures, followed by a practical demonstration (February 13). 

Classroom lectures:

10 February -  Room N  14.00-18.00 - Dept. Chem. (Interchimico)
11 February -  Room N  14.00-17.00 - Dept. Chem. (Interchimico)

The demonstration will be held at the National Laboratories of Legnaro on February 13, 2026 (the visit lasts about 2 hours).

If you have any questions, please contact Francesco Sgarbossa via email (francesco.sgarbossa@unipd.it).