Global Patent Index - EP 1059018 A1

EP 1059018 A1 20001213 - APPARATUS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSUCHUNG VON OBERFLÄCHENCHEMIE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ETUDIER LA CHIMIE DE SURFACE

Publication

EP 1059018 A1 20001213 (EN)

Application

EP 99905096 A 19990218

Priority

  • GB 9900517 W 19990218
  • GB 9803932 A 19980226

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9944399A1] A test piece (1) such as a sheet of metal is irradiated by a high power laser (4) in a vacuum chamber (2). The electromagnetic properties of the plasma formed at the irradiated metal surface are measured by three probes (5, 6, 7), these properties being indicative of the chemical nature of the irradiated surface.

IPC 1-7

H05H 1/00; G01N 21/17

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/71 (2006.01); G01N 27/64 (2006.01); H05H 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 21/718 (2013.01); H05H 1/005 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9944399A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9944399 A1 19990902; AU 2539299 A 19990915; EP 1059018 A1 20001213; GB 9803932 D0 19980422; JP 2002509614 A 20020326

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9900517 W 19990218; AU 2539299 A 19990218; EP 99905096 A 19990218; GB 9803932 A 19980226; JP 54326999 A 19990218