More Useful Websites

Links to Many Aspects of XPS & AES – Surface Science Western   (University of Western Ontario)
http://www.uwo.ca/ssw/links.html

Links to Many Aspects of XPS & AES – Surface Science Links   (Queen Mary, UK)
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/surfaces/

Synchrotron Radiation Labs  –  List of 37 Labs Worldwide (Sweden)
http://xray.uu.se/

National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomaterials (USA)
http://www.nb.engr.washington.edu/

Periodic Table  – Exposes the x-ray properties of each element.
www.csrri.iit.edu/periodic-table.htmlAdvanced Photon Source Mosaic Home Page  – Synchrotron radiation research facility.
www.aps.anl.govCornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)   – Provides state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation facilities to the scientific community.
www.chess.cornell.eduX-Rays  – Includes information on how to build an inexpensive X-Ray machine.
www.noah.org/science/x-ray

IIT Synchrotron Radiation Program 
www.csrri.iit.edu

Lund University – Soft X-ray Group 
www.biox.kth.se

University at Albany, State University of New York – Center for X-Ray Optics (CXO)  – Uses x-ray beam lines to test and employ X-ray capillary optics.
www.albany.edu/x-ray-optics

UWXAFS   – Development and distribution of high quality analysis software for X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS).
www.depts.washington.edu/uwxafs

XRay   – Development of industrial application of radiation after the discovery of x-rays.
www.ricoh.co.jp/net-messena/NDTWW/JSNDI/XRAY.html

BE Tables and Related Tables

Glove Induced Contamination Data Table – Contamination caused by touching materials with plastic gloves
http://www.xpsdata.com/xpsdata.htm

Fundamental XPS Data Table of BEs & FWHMs – From Commercially Pure Binary Oxides, Elements & Compounds
http://www.xpsdata.com/xpsdata.htm

Al Ka Photoelectron BEs in Numerical Order Useful for identifying small XPS peaks that represent contaminants
http://www.xpsdata.com/xpsdata.htm

On-Line XPS & Surface Science Courses

Self Teaching Courses on Basics of Various Surface Techniques
http://www.chembio.uoguelph.ca/educmat/chm729/tutorial.htm

Self Training Courses on Basics of XPS
http://www.chembio.uoguelph.ca/educmat/chm729/photoeject/photoej.htm

Introduction to Surface Chemistry
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/surfaces/scc/

Periodic Table of the Elements
http://www.yahoo.com/science/chemistry/periodic_table_of_the_elements

Special Category Links

Excellent Collection of Links all aspects of Microscopy and Spectroscopy
http://www.mwrn.com

Reference Materials & AES Calibration Services at NPL in the UK
http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/sis/index.html

Validation of Algorithms National Physical laboratory (NPL)
http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/sis/a1calib.html

X-ray WWW Server at Uppsala University
http://xray.uu.se/

Independent XPS & AES Instrument
Repair  / Service Companies

Transfer Rods & Manipulators
Transfer Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.
Contact Mike Ackeret in Fremont, California, USA
Tel:  -1-510-651-3000
E-mail:  sales@transferengineering.com
Web-site:  www.transferengineering.com

X-ray Anodes
Koral Labs, Inc. (specializes in Refurbishing X-ray Anodes)
Contact Troy Reichard in Minneapolis, MN
Tel:  763-780-5156
E-mail:      tar@korallabs.com
Web-Site:  www.korallabs.com

Vacuum Equipment – Buys and helps sell vacuum related equipment
H.K. Equipment, Inc. in Maryland, USA
FAX:   508-988-9477
Tel:     508-988-9566

SSI   X-, M-, and S-Probe Systems, Upgrades, Guns, HP Systems, & Parts
Service Physics Inc. in Bend, Oregon, USA
Contact Bob Chaney
FAX:   650-948-6143
Tel:     650-967-4501
Web-Site:  http://www.sphysics.com
Email:  sphysics@jps.net

XPS & AES Instrument Maker

JEOL   (Japan)
http://www.jeol.com

Kratos Analytical   (USA & England)
http://www.kratos.com

Omicron Instruments  (Germany)
http://www.omicron.de/index2.html

Physical Electronic – Ulvac-PHI  (USA & Japan)
http://www.phi.com

Staib Instruments GmbH  (USA)
http://www.staib.com

Thermo Electron (formerly VG Scientific, England)
http://www.thermo.com