# The Laboratory of Material Analysis with Ion Beams, LAMFI-USP

## TL;DR

LAMFI-USP is a specialized laboratory utilizing ion beam techniques like RBS and PIXE for material analysis, supporting extensive research and training since 1992.

## Contribution

The paper details the facilities and operational history of LAMFI-USP, highlighting its role in advancing ion beam analysis techniques and research infrastructure.

## Key findings

- Established a versatile ion beam analysis facility
- Supported over 10 institutions and numerous students
- Contributed to material analysis research since 1992

## Abstract

LAMFI is a laboratory dedicated to the development and application of ion beam techniques for the analysis of bulk materials and thin films. Its main facilities comprise an 1.7MV Pelletron tandem accelerator and two analytical setups, one mainly for Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), and channeling, and another, for Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) analysis. Since its beginning in March 1992, over 10 institutions involving about 68 researchers, 42 graduate and 9 undergraduate students have been direct or indirectly users at LAMFI.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1902.08309