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===Depth profiling===
===Depth profiling===


[[Image:Stochiometry 20110510.JPG|425x425px|left|thumb|Stochiometry as a function of film depth (etch time). The relationship between Cr and Ni is quite constant through the film. Measurements done with XPS-ThermoScientific ]]
[[Image:Stochiometry 20110510.JPG|425x425px|left|thumb|The composition of a NiCr as a function of film depth (etch time). The relationship between Cr and Ni is quite constant through the 70nm thick film. Measurements done with XPS-ThermoScientific. ]]


The analysis is made on a chosen spot on the sample surface (detected with the system camera). The technique, is as written above, very surface sensitive and probes only the top nanometers of the sample.  
The analysis is made on a chosen spot on the sample surface (detected with the system camera). The technique, is as written above, very surface sensitive and probes only the top nanometers of the sample.