Art Nelson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Projects

XPS and TOF SIMS Characterization of Surface and Bulk Laser Damage Sites on NIF Optics

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Art Nelson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Determine compositional variations of bulk damage sites and surface crazing in deuterated potassium dihydrogen phosphate (DKDP) laser optics using small-spot XPS and TOF SIMS. In addition, use small…

X-ray photoemission spectroscopy of sulfur-gold bond formation in monomer and polymer derived self-assembled monolayers

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Andy Vance

Project type

Exploratory Research

X-ray photoemission spectroscopy will be used to examine sulfur-gold bond formation in monomer and polymer derived self-assembled monolayers on Au coated silicon and mica substrates. We are…