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Laser Ionization Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry

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Laser SNMS is a mass-selective surface imaging technique based on photo-ionization of sputtered neutrals originated in an ion beam irradiation on a solid sample. Atoms, occasionally molecules, are promoted and ionized through photon absorption.

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Sakamoto, T. (2018). Laser Ionization Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry. In: The Surface Science Society of Japan (eds) Compendium of Surface and Interface Analysis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6156-1_52

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