{"id":113,"date":"2012-09-18T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T01:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2022-02-21T08:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:42:06","slug":"surface-analysis-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/surface-analysis-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Surface Analysis Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astm.org\/products-services\/standards-and-publications\/standards.html\">ASTM International<\/a>, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a fantastic resource for Surface Analysis techniques including Auger Electron spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Secondary ion mass spectroscopy, and Energy-dispersive-ray spectroscopy.<\/p>\n<p>Using the search tool on the ASTM website you can easily find standards for anything from specimen mounting and preparation to data interpretation. Simply type in a keyword such as Auger, XPS, SIMS, EDX or SEM and you will get a listing of all standards with that keyword.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the single standard that you are interested in or sign up for one of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astm.org\/products-services\/standards-and-publications\/standards\/online-subscriptions.html\">subscription<\/a> options that are available.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t find what you need on their website you can contact ASTM at 1-877-909-ASTM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a fantastic resource for Surface Analysis techniques including Auger Electron spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Secondary ion mass spectroscopy, and Energy-dispersive-ray spectroscopy. Using the search tool on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/surface-analysis-techniques\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[165],"tags":[49,18,21,20,19],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lab-directory.png?fit=836%2C585&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2DEXo-1P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":556,"url":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/x-ray-photoelectron-spectroscopy-tutorial\/","url_meta":{"origin":113,"position":0},"title":"X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Tutorial","author":"Randy","date":"May 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Information on XPS (X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy) that is great not only for beginners but as a reference for experienced XPS users.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Software for Surface Analysis Systems&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Software for Surface Analysis Systems","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/category\/software-for-surface-analysis\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Physical Electronics XPS system","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Physical-Electronics-XPS-system.jpg?fit=390%2C306&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":879,"url":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/32-100-electron-multiplier-supply-digital-mode\/","url_meta":{"origin":113,"position":1},"title":"32-100 electron multiplier supply digital mode","author":"Randy","date":"November 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The model 32-100 electron multiplier supply is used on older Physical Electronics Auger electron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy surface analysis systems to control the electron multiplier voltage. 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