Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Shalom (Le mot)'

Thesis (S.M.)--Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 2010.
Vita. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51).
This study investigates the effect of age, gender, medical condition, and daily free text input on classification accuracy for resuscitation code status. Data was extracted from the MIMICII database. Natural language processing (NLP) was used to evaluate the social section of the nurses' progress notes. BoosTexter was used to predict the code-status using text, age, gender, and SAPS scoring. The relative impact of features was analyzed by feature ablation. Social text was the greatest single indicator of code status. The addition of text to medical condition features increased classification accuracy significantly (p<0.001.) N-gram frequency was analyzed. Gender differences were noted across all code-statuses, with women always more frequent (e.g. wife>husband.) Visitors and contact were more common in the less aggressive resuscitation codes. Logistic regression on medical, age, and gender features was used to determine gender bias or ageism. Evidence of bias was found; both females (OR=1.47) and patients over age 70 (OR=3.72) were more likely to be DNR. Feature ablation was also applied to the social section of physician discharge summaries, as well as to annotated features. The addition of annotated features increased classification accuracy, but the nursing social text remained the most individually predictive. The annotated features included: children; living situation; marital status; and working status. Having zero to one child; living alone or in an institution; being divorced or widow or widower; and working, working in white collar job, or being retired, were all associated with higher rates of DNR status, and lower rates of FC status. Contrarily, living with family; being married; and being unemployed, were all associated with lower rates of DNR status, and higher rates of FC status. Some of these findings were gender and/or age dependent.
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Occurrence of displacements of shallow mat foundations resting on saturated silt-clay mixtures were reported in Mexico City during 1985 Mexico Earthquake, and in Adapazari during 1999 Kocaeli (izmit) Earthquake. Soft surface soils, shallow ground water, limited foundation embedments and deep alluvial deposits were the common features pertaining to such foundation displacements in either case. Experience shows, while uniform foundation settlements, even when excessive, do not limit post earthquake serviceability of building structures, tilting is particularly problematic. In this study, a simplified methodology is developed to estimate the seismically induced irrecoverable tilting potential of shallow mats on fine saturated soils. The undrained shear and deformation behavior of silt-clay mixtures encountered at the Adapazari sites with significant foundation displacements are investigated through a series of standard and rapid monotonic, and stress-controlled cyclic triaxial tests conducted over anisotropically consolidated natural soil samples. Test results show that, while the shear strength of these soils do not significantly degrade under means of loading comparable to that of Kocaeli earthquake, their plastic strain accumulation characteristics critically depend on the mode of loading as well as the relative levels of applied load with regard to the monotonic strength. Based on the results of laboratory tests, the response of nonlinear soil-foundation-structure system is reduced to a single-degree-of-freedom oscillator with elastic-perfectly plastic behavior. The natural period of the system is expressed by simplified soil-structure-interaction equations. Pseudo-static yield acceleration, which is required to initiate the foundation bearing capacity failure when applied to the structural mass, is estimated by the finite-element method. Eventually, the tilting potential of the foundations is estimated utilizing inelastic response of the nonlinear oscillator. Response of the deep alluvium sites, which involves velocity pulses with periods consistent with the fundamental site period, is significant in determination of inelastic response of low bearing capacity systems. Predictive capability of the methodology developed is tested with actual case data. The methodology is observed to predict irrecoverable tilting potential of foundations consistent with the observations, except for the cases with low seismic bearing capacity. Deviations are explained considering the sensitivity of low-strength systems to asymmetrical behavior and uncertainties involved in seismic demand.

This thesis describes a numerical investigation of shallow circular foundations resting on various types of soil, mainly siliceous and calcareous sands. An elasto-plastic constitutive model, namely the MIT-S1 model (Pestana, 1994), which can predict the rate independent behaviour of different types of soils ranging through uncemented sands, silts and clays, is used to simulating the compression, drained triaxial shear and shallow circular foundation responses. It is found that this model provides a reasonable fit to measured behaviour, particularly for highly compressible calcareous sands, because of the superior modelling of the volumetric compression. The features of the MIT-S1 model have been used to investigate the effects of density, stress level (or foundation size), inherent anisotropy and material type on the response of shallow foundations. It was found that the MIT-S1 model is able to distinguish responses on dilatant siliceous and compressible calcareous sands by relatively minor adjustment of the model parameters. Kinematic mechanisms extracted from finite element calculations show different deformation patterns typical for these sands, with a bulb of compressed material and punching shear for calcareous sand, and a classical rupture failure pattern accompanied by surface heave for siliceous sand. Moreover, it was observed that the classical failure pattern transforms gradually to a punching shear failure pattern as the foundation size increases. From this evidence, a dimensional transition between these failure mechanisms can be defined, referred to as the critical size. The critical size is also the limiting foundation size to apply conventional bearing capacity analyses. Alternative approaches are needed, focusing mainly on the soil compressibility, for shallow foundations greater than the critical size. Two approaches, 1-D compression and bearing modulus analyses, have been proposed for those foundation conditions. From the validations, the former is applicable for extremely large foundations, very loose soil conditions and highly compressible calcareous materials, while the latter is suitable for moderate levels of compressibility or foundation size. It is suggested that appropriate assessment of compression features is of great importance for shallow foundation analysis on sand.

AbstraktDetta är en D-uppsats om ämnet ”Mäns våld mot kvinnor”. Uppsatsen är kvalitativ och jag har intervjuat 8 kvinnor som har levt i våldsamma relationer. Jag har även intervjuat en socionom vid kvinnojouren och en polis som i sitt arbete kommer i kontakt med detta fenomen. Mitt huvudsyfte genom denna undersökning har varit att förstå och förklara vad som får en kvinna att stanna i ett destruktivt förhållande där våld förekommer. Jag har utifrån tidigare forskning så som Eva Lundgren, Margareta Hydén och Mona Eliasson samt information från mina informanter kunnat se vissa mönster. De huvudteorier som har använts i undersökningen har varit Eva Lundgrens ”Normaliseringsprocess” samt Margareta Hydéns ”Individuella livsprojekt och gemensamma parprojekt” och även Mona Eliassons teori om könsnormer. Ett genomgående tema som har framkommit i undersökningen har varit att kvinnan ofta är underordnad mannen och av olika anledningar som presenteras närmare i studien anpassar sig efter honom. Ett annat relativt återkommande tema i uppsatsen har varit de stereotypa könsroller som är vanligt förekommande i förklaringar kring destruktiva förhållanden. Jag har med hjälp av Carin Holmberg och Viveca Enanders forskning samt mina informanter även kunnat se hur olika band har skapats mellan mannen och kvinnan dessa förhållanden. Jag har kunnat urskilja att flera av dessa band fungerar som starkt kvarhållande i en relation. Det är mycket svårt att luta problemet kring kvinnomisshandel på enbart en förklaringsmodell och teori utan man måste se det från en bredare kontext då det finns många olika förklaringar.
AbstractThis is a D-essay on the theme of "Violence against women". The essay is qualitative and I have interviewed eight women who have lived in violent relationships. I have also interviewed a social worker at the helpline (kvinnojouren) and a policeman who in his work comes into contact with this phenomenon. My main purpose in this study was to understand and explain what makes a woman stay in a destructive relationship in which violence occurs. I have based on previous research, such as Eva Lundgren and Margareta Hydén and Mona Eliasson and the information from my informants seen some patterns. The main theories that have been used in the study are Eva Lundgren's Normalization Process and Margaret Hydéns Individual lifeplans (individuella livsprojekt) and common coupleprojects (gemensamma parprojekt) and the theory by Mona Eliasson about gender norms. A recurring theme that has emerged in the investigation has been that the woman often is subordinate to the man and that she for various reasons which are presented in the study adapts to him. Another fairly recurrent theme in the paper has been the gender stereotypes that are commonly used in explanations of destructive relationships. With help from Carin Holmberg and Viveca Enanders research and my informants I have also been able to see how different bands are created between men and women who live in these conditions. I have been able to discern that many of these bands serve as a strong retention in a destructive relationship. To understand the violence against women you have to look at the problem in a context. It is difficult to tilt the problem surrounding domestic violence in only one theory and model of explanation and because of that this studie explores multiple different perspectives.

This dissertation summarises my research activities in the field of Ion Implantation-Induced extended defects and of their impact on the properties of Ultra-Shallow source/drain junctions (USJs) in miniaturized MOS transistors. The most common method for the fabrication of source/drain regions consists in the localized doping of the substrate material by ion implantation, followed by thermal annealing to achieve electrical activation. The major problem related to the use of ion implantation is the formation of various defect types resulting from the precipitation of the large amounts of interstitials and vacancies generated during the implantation process and their interaction with dopant atoms during annealing. The various complex interactions between the defects and the implanted dopants are at the origin of the diffusion and activation anomalies that represent the major obstacles to the fabrication of USJs satisfying the ITRS requirements. The main results of my work will be presented in three parts. The first part is dedicated to the fundamental studies on the formation and evolution of implant-induced defects and on their impact on transient enhanced diffusion (TED). These studies contributed (i) to provide a unified description of implantation-induced defect evolution, explaining why, depending on the implant and annealing conditions, a given defect type is formed, dissolves during annealing or transforms into a larger defect with different crystallographic characteristics and (ii) to improve the existing models by extending them to all defect families, including a correct TED dependence on the defects' size distributions. In the second part, I will focus on the defect-dopant interactions causing dopant activation anomalies, due to their impact on the active dose and is some cases, also on the carrier mobility. In the case of p+-n junctions formed by Boron implantation, these anomalies are due to the formation of small Boron-Interstitial Clusters (BICs), which will be at the centre of all the studies presented in this part. Other investigated defect-dopant interactions include the formation of Fluorine-related Si interstitial traps, used to reduce both B Transient Enhanced Diffusion and dopant deactivation, and the dopant trapping by implantation-induced defects. The progressive introduction of advanced processes and materials in the semiconductor industry during the last decade raised some specific questions related to the fabrication of USJs, including the formation of implant-induced defects during ultra-fast annealing, their evolution in the presence of the buried Si-SIO2 interface in SOI materials or the Boron activation stability in Germanium. We will address these issues in the third part of this presentation. Due to the increased difficulties to maintain the MOS miniaturization pace (as well as to the approaching of its physical limits), the general context of the MOS-related research domain has largely evolved over the last years. On the one hand, the continuous optimisation of advanced doping and annealing schemes for the fabrication of USJs will therefore have to deal with the increasingly important requirement of reducing power consumption in future device generations. On the other hand, the years 2000s have seen the emergence of the so-called "More-than-More" domain, consisting in the addition of novel functionalities to electronic devices based on (or derived from) Silicon MOS technology. The perspectives of my research activity within this "extended-CMOS" context will finally be presented at the end of the presentation.

Jag vill i min uppsats främst lyfta fram dem som internaliserat omgivningens språk trots att det nedvärderar dem. De får möta och lyssna till det språk som Anne-Louise Eriksson formulerat genom främst "Kvinnor talar om Jesus, "Kvinnan som subjekt i feministisk teologi" och "När var och en hör just sitt språk talas". För att ge dem som internaliserat omgivningens språk konstnärlig gestalt och på det viset belysa dem och göra dem mer gripbara har jag använt mig av Toni Morrisons roman "De blåaste ögonen". På detta vis byter jag ut Erikssons målgrupp svenska kvinnliga präster mot en mycket utsatt familj i ett rasistiskt samhälle i Ohio på 1940-talet. Detta gör att jag prövar hennes språk mot en helt annan kontext än den hon vänder sig till. Till hjälp med detta vågstycke har jag tagit Sharon D. Welchs läsning och tillämpning av Toni Morrisons "De blåaste ögonen". Jag vill se detta som en dialog mellan dem där alla förhoppningsvis kan bli berikade genom att mötas och utmanas av varandra.

Given an elliptic curve E over Fp and an integer e ≥ 1, we define a new object, called “elliptic loop”, as the set of plane projective points over Z/p^e Z lying over E, endowed with an operation inherited by the curve addition. This object is proved to be a power-associative abelian algebraic loop. Its substructures are investigated by means of other algebraic cubics defined over the same ring, which we named “shadow curve” and “layers”. When E has trace 1, a distinctive behavior is detected and employed for producing an isomorphism attack to the discrete logarithm on this family of curves. Stronger properties are derived for small values of e, which lead to an explicit description of the infinity part and to characterizing the geometry of rational |E|-torsion points.
Data una curva ellittica E su Fp ed un intero e ≥ 1, definiamo un nuovo oggetto, chiamato "loop ellittico", come l'insieme dei punti nel piano proiettivo su Z/p^e Z che stanno sopra ad E, dotato di una operazione ereditata dalla somma di punti sulla curva. Questo oggetto si prova essere un loop algebrico con associatività delle potenze. Le sue sotto-strutture sono investigate utilizzando altre cubiche definite sullo stesso anello, che abbiamo chiamato "curva ombra" e "strati". Quando E ha traccia 1, un comportamento speciale viene notato e sfruttato per produrre un attacco di isomorfismo al problema del logaritmo discreto su questa famiglia di curve. Migliori proprietà vengono trovate per bassi valori di e, che portano ad una descrizione esplicita della parte all'infinito e alla caratterizzazione della geometria dei punti razionali di |E|-torsione.

Les monts sous-marins sont des relevés topographiques omniprésents au sein de tous les bassins océaniques. Ils s’élèvent dans la colonne d’eau à partir des profondeurs abyssales. Selon leur taille, leur forme et la profondeur de leur sommet, les monts sous-marins auraient un impact sur les processus physiques susceptibles de favoriser l'agrégation du zooplancton, du micronecton et des prédateurs supérieurs au-dessus ou à proximité immédiate de leur sommet. Le micronecton forme un lien trophique clé entre le zooplancton et les prédateurs marins supérieurs et se compose de quatre grands groupes: plancton gélatineux, crustacés, céphalopodes et poissons mésopélagiques. La distribution verticale et horizontale, les assemblages et les relations trophiques du micronecton ont été étudiés sur deux monts sous-marins peu profonds du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Le mont sous-marin La Pérouse est un relevé topographique abrupt qui s'élève à partir d'un fond marin profond situé à 5000 m et dont la profondeur du sommet est d'environ 60 m sous la surface de la mer. Ce mont est situé au nord-ouest de la province oligotrophe "ISSG". Le mont sous-marin MAD-Ridge ("ainsi appelé dans cette étude"), est situé dans un "corridor de tourbillons" au sud de Madagascar dans la province "EAFR". Le Chapitre 4 examine l'influence des tourbillons méso-échelle, du plateau continental de Madagascar et des monts sous-marins peu profonds sur la distribution du micronecton en utilisant une approche acoustique. Il est démontré que les tourbillons méso-échelle et le plateau continental Malgache peuvent présenter des densités acoustiques de micronecton supérieures à celles du mont sous-marin MAD-Ridge. Les densités acoustiques du micronecton sont également plus élevées à MAD-Ridge qu’à La Pérouse, conformément aux différences de productivité existant entre les deux sites. Le Chapitre 5 est consacré aux assemblages de micronecton et aux schémas de migrations nycthémérales des communautés de micronecton. Il est démontré que la couche de diffusion peu profonde (0-200 m) est constituée d'espèces micronectoniques océaniques alors que les sommets et les flancs de La Pérouse et de MAD-Ridge présentent des espèces résidentes ou associées à ces monts sous-marins de jour comme de nuit. Les différentes stratégies de migration du micronecton sont également discutées. Le Chapitre 6 porte sur les interactions trophiques des communautés mésopélagiques de La Pérouse et de MAD-Ridge. Malgré les différences de productivité entre La Pérouse et MAD-Ridge, les organismes gélatineux, les crustacés, les céphalopodes de petite taille et les poissons mésopélagiques montrent des niveaux trophiques allant 2 à 4 aux deux monts sous-marins. Cette thèse met l’accent sur les importantes lacunes dans les connaissances et elle souligne également l'importance des études sur les écosystèmes des monts sous-marins du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien afin de promouvoir des mesures de gestion et de conservation pour une utilisation durable de ces environnements si particuliers
Seamounts are ubiquitous topographic features across all ocean basins. They rise steeply through the water column from abyssal depths. Depending on their size, shape and summit depths, seamounts reportedly have an impact on the physical flow regimes which may promote the aggregation of zooplankton, micronekton, and top predators above or in the immediate vicinity of their summits. Micronekton form a key trophic link between zooplankton and top marine predators and are divided into four broad categories: gelatinous plankton, crustaceans, cephalopods and mesopelagic fishes. The vertical and horizontal distributions, assemblages and trophic relationships of micronekton were investigated at two shallow seamounts of the south-western Indian Ocean. La Pérouse seamount is a steep bathymetric feature rising from a deep seabed located at 5000 m and with a summit depth at ~ 60 m below the sea surface. The seamount is located at the north-western periphery of the oligotrophic Indian South Subtropical Gyre province. MAD-Ridge seamount (“thus called in this study”), is ~ 240 m below the sea surface rising from a base located at ~2400 m. The seamount is located within an “eddy corridor” to the south of Madagascar within the productive East African Coastal Province. Chapter 4 investigates the influence of mesoscale eddies, Madagascar shelf and shallow seamounts on the distribution of micronekton using an acoustic approach. It is demonstrated that mesoscale eddies and the continental shelf may show enhanced acoustic densities of micronekton compared to MAD-Ridge seamount. The micronekton acoustic densities were also greater at MAD-Ridge compared to La Pérouse, in accordance with the difference in productivity between the two sites. Chapter 5 is dedicated to the micronekton assemblages and diel migration patterns of micronekton communities. It is shown that, while the shallow scattering layer (0-200 m) consisted of oceanic micronekton species; the summits and flanks of La Pérouse and MAD-Ridge showed presence of resident or seamount-associated species both during the day and night. I also discussed the different migration strategies of micronekton. Chapter 6 investigates the stable isotope patterns of mesopelagic communities at La Pérouse and MAD-Ridge. Despite the differing productivity at La Pérouse and MAD-Ridge, gelatinous organisms, crustaceans, smaller-sized squids and mesopelagic fishes exhibited trophic levels ranging from 2 to 4 at both seamounts. This thesis highlights important knowledge gaps on seamount ecosystems and ecological patterns associated to shallow seamounts. It also underlines the importance of studying seamount ecosystems of the south-western Indian Ocean in order to promote management and conservation measures for a sustainable use of such specific environments

Anlass dieser Studie war die Erfassung und Beurteilung radiologischer Genauigkeit in Thoraxübersichtsaufnahmen bei der Diagnostik von ARDS und Pneumonie. Dazu wurden von 84 Patienten (35 mit ARDS, 46 Patienten mit zusätzlicher Pneumonie) drei aufeinander folgende Aufnahmen befundet und hinsichtlich verschiedener radiomorphologischer Merkmale qualitativ, quantitativ und statistisch analysiert. Es konnte nachgewiesen werden, daß es für eine sichere Befundung von Röntgenthoraces keine statistisches Korrelat gibt (p > 0.6). Die Irrtumswahrscheinlichkeit für falsch positive und falsch negative Ergebnisse lag bei 78% und entsprach dabei den Angaben in der Literatur. Die Ergebnisse unterstreichen zudem die Feststellung, daß auch Serienaufnahmen nicht zur Verbesserung der diagnostischen Sicherheit führen, die Wertigkeit von Röntgenthoraxaufnahmen beim ARDS daher nur im Rahmen einer allgemeinen Verlaufsbeurteilung zu sehen ist.
In addition to general clinical factors involved in the course of ARDS, the aspect of pneumonia superimposed on ARDS, its incidence, the predisposing factors and the underlying sources of infection were to be analysed and the reasons for the different radiological interpretation of this disease reported in literature and practice were to be established. Three consecutive radiographic chest views of 84 patients (35 with ARDS, 49 with ARDS and primary or secondary pneumonia) which were optically and statistically comparable as regards their radiological features were reviewed and evaluated comparatively by discriminance analysis. The study showed that no statistical correlate exists (p > 0.6) for a reliable interpretation of adiographic chest views with regard to ARDS and/or ARDS with additional pneumonia. Furthermore, the results underline the fact that even a series of films obtained within a 24-hour interval cannot help to improve the diagnostic safety and that, consequently, radiographic chest views are of value only for a general assessment of the course of ARDS, whether with or without accompanying pneumonia.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird erstmals das QQDS-Magnetspektrometer für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf umfassend vorgestellt. Zusätzlich werden sowohl alle auf die Analytik Einfluss nehmenden Parameter untersucht als auch Methoden und Modelle vorgestellt, wie deren Einfluss vermieden oder rechnerisch kompensiert werden kann. Die Schwerpunkte dieser Arbeit gliedern sich in fünf Bereiche. Der Erste ist der Aufbau und die Inbetriebnahme des QQDS-Magnetspektrometers, der zugehörige Streukammer mit allen Peripheriegeräten und des eigens für die höchstauflösende elastische Rückstoßanalyse entwickelten Detektors. Sowohl das umgebaute Spektrometer als auch der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit gebaute Detektor wurden speziell an experimentelle Bedingungen für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente angepasst und erstmalig auf einen routinemäßigen Einsatz hin getestet. Der Detektor besteht aus zwei Komponenten. Zum einen befindet sich am hinteren Ende des Detektors eine Bragg-Ionisationskammer, die zur Teilchenidentifikation genutzt wird. Zum anderen dient ein Proportionalzähler, der eine Hochwiderstandsanode besitzt und direkt hinter dem Eintrittsfenster montiert ist, zur Teilchenpositionsbestimmung im Detektor. Die folgenden zwei Schwerpunkte beinhalten grundlegende Untersuchungen zur Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkung. Durch die Verwendung eines Magnetspektrometers ist die Messung der Ladungszustandsverteilung der herausgestreuten Teilchen direkt nach einem binären Stoß sowohl möglich als auch für die Analyse notwendig. Aus diesem Grund werden zum einen die Ladungszustände gemessen und zum anderen mit existierenden Modellen verglichen. Außerdem wird ein eigens entwickeltes Modell vorgestellt und erstmals im Rahmen dieser Arbeit angewendet, welches den ladungszustandsabhängigen Energieverlust bei der Tiefenprofilierung berücksichtigt. Es wird gezeigt, dass ohne die Anwendung dieses Modells die Tiefenprofile nicht mit den quantitativen Messungen mittels konventioneller Ionenstrahlanalytikmethoden und mit der Dickenmessung mittels Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie übereinstimmen, und damit falsche Werte liefern würden. Der zweite für die Thematik wesentliche Aspekt der Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkung, sind die Probenschäden und -modifikationen, die während einer Schwerionen-bestrahlung auftreten. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass bei den hier verwendeten Energien sowohl elektronisches Sputtern als auch elektronisch verursachtes Grenzflächendurchmischen eintreten. Das elektronische Sputtern kann durch geeignete Strahlparameter für die meisten Proben ausreichend minimiert werden. Dagegen ist der Einfluss der Grenzflächendurchmischung meist signifikant, so dass dieser analysiert und in der Auswertung berücksichtigt werden muss. Schlussfolgernd aus diesen Untersuchungen ergibt sich für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente am Rossendorfer 5-MV Tandembeschleuniger, dass die geeignetsten Primärionen Chlor mit einer Energie von 20 MeV sind. In Einzelfällen, wie zum Beispiel der Analyse von Bor, muss die Energie jedoch auf 6,5 MeV reduziert werden, um das elektronische Sputtern bei der notwendigen Fluenz unterhalb der Nachweisgrenze zu halten. Der vierte Schwerpunkt ist die Untersuchung von sowohl qualitativen als auch quantitativen Einflüssen bestimmter Probeneigenschaften, wie beispielsweise Oberflächenrauheit, auf die Form des gemessenen Energiespektrums beziehungsweise auf das analysierte Tiefenprofil. Die Kenntnis der Rauheit einer Probe an der Oberfläche und an den Grenzflächen ist für die Analytik unabdingbar. Als Resultat der genannten Betrachtungen werden die Einflüsse von Probeneigenschaften und Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkungen auf die Energie- beziehungsweise Tiefenauflösung des Gesamtsystems beschrieben, berechnet und mit der konventionellen Ionenstrahlanalytik verglichen. Die Möglichkeiten der höchstauflösenden Ionenstrahlanalytik werden zudem mit den von anderen Gruppen veröffentlichten Komplementärmethoden gegenübergestellt. Der fünfte und letzte Schwerpunkt ist die Analytik leichter Elemente in ultradünnen Schichten unter Berücksichtigung aller in dieser Arbeit vorgestellten Modelle, wie die Reduzierung des Einflusses von Strahlschäden oder die Quantifizierung der Elemente im dynamischen Ladungszustandsnichtgleichgewicht. Es wird die Tiefenprofilierung von Mehrschichtsystemen, bestehend aus SiO2-Si3N4Ox-SiO2 auf Silizium, von Ultra-Shallow-Junction Bor-Implantationsprofilen und von ultradünnen Oxidschichten, wie zum Beispiel High-k-Materialien, demonstriert
In this thesis the QQDS magnetic spectrometer that is used for high resolution ion beam analysis (IBA) of light elements at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is presented for the first time. In addition all parameters are investigated that influence the analysis. Methods and models are presented with which the effects can be minimised or calculated. There are five focal points of this thesis. The first point is the construction and commissioning of the QQDS magnetic spectrometer, the corresponding scattering chamber with all the peripherals and the detector, which is specially developed for high resolution elastic recoil detection. Both the reconstructed spectrometer and the detector were adapted to the specific experimental conditions needed for high-resolution Ion beam analysis of light elements and tested for routine practice. The detector consists of two compo-nents. At the back end of the detector a Bragg ionization chamber is mounted, which is used for the particle identification. At the front end, directly behind the entrance window a proportional counter is mounted. This proportional counter includes a high-resistance anode. Thus, the position of the particles is determined in the detector. The following two points concern fundamental studies of ion-solid interaction. By using a magnetic spectrometer the charge state distribution of the particles scattered from the sample after a binary collision is both possible and necessary for the analysis. For this reason the charge states are measured and compared with existing models. In addition, a model is developed that takes into account the charge state dependent energy loss. It is shown that without the application of this model the depth profiles do not correspond with the quantitative measurements by conventional IBA methods and with the thickness obtained by transmission electron microscopy. The second fundamental ion-solid interaction is the damage and the modification of the sample that occurs during heavy ion irradiation. It is shown that the used energies occur both electronic sputtering and electronically induced interface mixing. Electronic sputtering is minimised by using optimised beam parameters. For most samples the effect is below the detection limit for a fluence sufficient for the analysis. However, the influence of interface mixing is so strong that it has to be included in the analysis of the layers of the depth profiles. It is concluded from these studies that at the Rossendorf 5 MV tandem accelerator chlorine ions with an energy of 20 MeV deliver the best results. In some cases, such as the analysis of boron, the energy must be reduced to 6.5 MeV in order to retain the electronic sputtering below the detection limit. The fourth focus is the study of the influence of specific sample properties, such as surface roughness, on the shape of a measured energy spectra and respectively on the analysed depth profile. It is shown that knowledge of the roughness of a sample at the surface and at the interfaces for the analysis is needed. In addition, the contribution parameters limiting the depth resolution are calculated and compared with the conventional ion beam analysis. Finally, a comparison is made between the high-resolution ion beam analysis and complementary methods published by other research groups. The fifth and last focus is the analysis of light elements in ultra thin layers. All models presented in this thesis to reduce the influence of beam damage are taken into account. The dynamic non-equilibrium charge state is also included for the quantification of elements. Depth profiling of multilayer systems is demonstrated for systems consisting of SiO2-Si3N4Ox-SiO2 on silicon, boron implantation profiles for ultra shallow junctions and ultra thin oxide layers, such as used as high-k materials

Bilateral cochlear implantation is accepted medical practice since 2008 in clinically suitable adults and children to enhance bilateral processing benefits. Bilateral implantation may lead to the restoration of some bilateral hearing advantages, such as improved speech recognition in noise, localisation, head shadow effect, summation, and squelch. The majority of the advantages stated in literature, though, are characteristic of the simultaneously implanted cochlear implant population. Simultaneous implantation is not yet a reality in South Africa due to funding constraints, therefore determining the bilateral processing abilities in sequentially implanted adults is essential. Determining bilateral processing benefits achievable with sequential implantation could result in evidence-based recommendations in terms of candidacy considerations, surgery protocols, motivations for medical aid funding for simultaneous cochlear implantation, and relevant measures to determine the bilateral processing benefit attainable. Furthermore, it might enhance audiologists‟ insight regarding post-implantation performance of sequentially implanted patients and enable them to counsel prospective candidates realistically. The aaim of this study was to determine the bilateral benefit attained by sequentially implanted adults. A quantitative, cross-sectional research approach was followed in a one group post-test-only exploratory research design. A purposive convenient sampling method with specified selection criteria was used to select 11 adult clients of an established cochlear implant programme in Pretoria. Tests of sound localisation in the horizontal plane and speech perception in noise were performed. During the test of sound localisation, performance with only the first or only the second implant was found to be very similar. For the majority of participants the second cochlear implant (CI 2) was the superior performing implant during xviii speech perception in noise testing, in spatially separated speech and noise conditions where noise was directed to the first implant, as well as in spatially coincident speech and noise. A statistical significant bilateral benefit (p < 0.05) was attained by sequentially implanted adults for sound localisation. A bilateral benefit for speech perception in noise was observed when noise was directed to the first implant and in the diotic listening condition with average benefits of 1.69 dB and 0.78 dB, respectively. It was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), however, and was smaller than bilateral benefit values achieved by simultaneously implanted adults in previous studies. The head shadow effect at 180° was found to be the strongest and most robust bilateral spatial benefit. Squelch and summation benefit values ranged from negative values to 2 dB and 6 dB, respectively. This corresponded with values found in previous studies. The improvement in speech perception in spatially distinct speech and noise from adding the ear with a better SNR (signal to noise ratio) indicated that the contribution of CI 2 seems to be greater than that of CI 1 for bilateral spatial benefit. It can be concluded that adults with sequential implants may achieve some extent of bilateral benefit even with many years of unilateral implant use, when speech processors differ, when the second implant is done ≥ 10 years after the first implant, and in cases of prelingual deafness. A key benefit of sequential implantation appears to be related to the advantage of having hearing on both sides so that the ear with the more favourable environmental signalto-noise ratio is always available. AFRIKAANS : Bilaterale kogleêre inplanting is sedert 2008 aanvaarde mediese praktyk vir klinies geskikte volwassenes en kinders, ten einde bilaterale prosesseringsvoordeel te verhoog. Bilaterale inplanting kan lei tot die herstel van sommige van die voordele van bilaterale gehoor, soos verbeterde spraakherkenning in lawaai, klanklokalisering, die kopskadueffek, sommering en selektiewe onderdrukking (“squelch”). Die meeste van die voordele wat in die literatuur bespreek word, is egter kenmerkend van dié persone by wie twee kogleêre inplantings gelyktydig gedoen is. Gelyktydige inplanting is as gevolg van beperkte befondsing nog nie in Suid-Afrika 'n werklikheid nie, daarom is dit noodsaaklik om te bepaal watter bilaterale prosesseringsvoordele by opeenvolgend-geïnplanteerde volwassenes voorkom. Die bepaling van watter bilaterale prosesseringsvoordele met opeenvolgende inplanting bereik kan word, sou kon lei tot getuienis-gebaseerde aanbevelings met betrekking tot besluite oor die geskiktheid van kandidate, protokol vir sjirurgie, motiverings vir die befondsing van gelyktydige kogleêre inplantings deur mediese voorsorgfondse, en toepaslike maatstawwe om te bepaal watter mate van bilaterale prosesseringsvoordeel haalbaar sou wees. Dit sou verder oudioloë se insig kon verbreed met betrekking tot die na-operatiewe prestasie van opeenvolgend-geïnplanteerde persone en hulle sodoende in staat stel om voornemende kandidate van realistiese raad te bedien. Die doel van hierdie studie was om te bepaal wat die bilaterale prosesseringsvoordele is wat deur opeenvolgend-geïnplanteerde volwassenes verkry kan word. 'n Kwantitatiewe navorsingsbenadering met 'n dwarsprofiel van „n enkelgroep is gevolg, met 'n post-toets verkennende navorsingsontwerp. 'n Doelgerigte gerieflikheidssteekproef met 'n gespesifiseerde seleksiekriteria is gebruik om 11 volwasse kliënte van 'n gevestigde kogleêre inplantprogram in Pretoria te selekteer. Klanklokalisering in die horisontale vlak en die waarneming van spraak in lawaai is getoets. Tydens die toets vir klanklokalisering is gevind dat prestasie met slegs die eerste of slegs die tweede inplanting soortgelyk was. Vir die meeste deelnemers aan die studie het die tweede kogleêre inplanting (KI 2) die beste prestasie gelewer tydens spraakwaarneming in lawaai, in omstandighede waar spraak en lawaai ruimtelik geskei is en die lawaai op die eerste inplanting gerig is, asook in omstandighede waar spraak en lawaai ruimtelik saamvoorkomend aangebied is. 'n Statisties beduidende bilaterale voordeel (p < 0.05) is deur opeenvolgend-geïnplanteerde volwassenes vir klanklokalisering behaal. 'n Bilaterale voordeel vir spraakwaarneming in lawaai is waargeneem waar lawaai op die eerste inplanting gerig is en ook in diotiese luistertoestande, met 'n gemiddelde voordeel van 1.69 dB en 0.78 dB, onderskeidelik. Dit was egter nie statisties beduidend nie en was ook kleiner as die bilaterale voordeelwaardes wat in vorige studies deur gelyktydig-geïnplanteerde volwassenes behaal is. Die kopskadu-effek by 180° was die sterkste en mees robuuste bilaterale ruimtelike voordeel. Voordeelwaardes vir selektiewe onderdrukking en sommering het gewissel van negatiewe waardes tot 2 dB en 6 dB onderskeidelik. Dit stem ooreen met waardes wat in vorige studies gevind is. Die verbetering in spraakwaarneming in ruimtelik geskeide spraak en lawaai wat verkry is deur die oor met 'n beter STR (sein-tot-ruis ratio) by te voeg, het daarop gedui dat die bydrae van KI 2 tot bilaterale ruimtelike voordeel waarskynlik groter as die bydrae van KI 1 is. Die gevolgtrekking kan gemaak word dat volwassenes met opeenvolgende inplantings 'n mate van bilaterale voordeel verkry selfs na vele jare van unilaterale inplantingsgebruik, wanneer die spraakprosesseerders in die twee inplantings van mekaar verskil, wanneer die tweede inplanting ≥ 10 jaar na die eerste plaasvind, en in gevalle van prelinguale doofheid. 'n Sleutelvoordeel van opeenvolgende inplanting hou klaarblyklik verband met die voordeel van gehoor aan albei kante te hê sodat die oor met die gunstigste sein-tot-lawaai ratio altyd beskikbaar is.
Dissertation (MCommunication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
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Tese de mestrado, Geologia (Estratigrafia, Sedimentologia e Paleontologia), Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2016
O objectivo deste trabalho é a análise, interpretação e integração de dados públicos de campanhas ODP e DSDP na Margem Oeste Ibérica (MOI) ao largo de Viana do Castelo – Porto – Figueira da Foz, em particular do potencial gerador das “black shales” do Cretácico observadas no deep offshore. O trabalho consistiu então no estudo de poços no shallow e deep offshore e na interpretação de linhas sísmicas regionais. Nesta análise foram identificados os principais eventos tectono-estratigráficos que controlaram a evolução das bacias no seu sector mais profundo, tendo sido ainda realizada uma análise da maturação térmica das “black shales” em áreas depocêntricas onde estas estão sujeitas a overburdens significativos. A zona de estudo teve já algum histórico de exploração de hidrocarbonetos no final do século XX até há 22 anos atrás, tendo sido realizadas cinco campanhas exploratórias com perfuração no shallow offshore e dez sondagens principais das campanhas IODP no deep offshore. Foram ainda realizadas várias campanhas de aquisição sísmica 2D, a ultima das quais realizada no ano 2008. A Oeste da zona de estudo encontra-se a Planície Abissal Ibérica, a Sul o Canhão Submarino da Nazaré, a Este a região continental entre Caminha e Figueira da Foz e a Norte os Bancos da Galiza. A profundidade da coluna de água na área de estudo varia entre os 110 metros na zona mais proximal e os 5400 metros na zona mais distal. A evolução da zona de estudo deste trabalho está relacionada com a fracturação da Pangea e com o processo de rifting que deu origem ao Oceano Atlântico Norte. O rifting começou há 216 Ma, entre o Triásico Superior e o Jurássico Inferior, estando associado à abertura do Atlântico Norte e atingiu o seu clímax há 145 Ma, entre o Berriasiano e o Valanginiano. Após este momento deu-se o preenchimento da margem pela breakup sequence até ao final do Cretácico Superior, tendo sido na fase inicial deste preenchimento que se depositaram as “black shales”. De seguida ocorreu uma fase de drift entre o Albiano e o Cenomaniano e, desde então, ocorreu uma inversão contínua da área de estudo que se divide em três fases, a primeira entre o Turoniano e o Paleocénico Médio, a segunda entre o Paleocénico Superior e o Miocénico Médio e a terceira desde o Miocénico Superior à actualidade. As sondagens utilizadas neste trabalho foram as sondagens do shallow offshore da Bacia do Porto e as sondagens IODP no deep offshore da zona de estudo. No entanto, uma vez que o grande objectivo deste trabalho é a avaliação do potencial gerador das “black shales” do Albiano e visto que estas não se observam no shallow offshore onde o seu equivalente é a Formação de Torres Vedras, não houve qualquer possibilidade de estabelecer uma correlação estratigráfica entre o shallow e o deep offshore. A sondagem de maior importância para este trabalho foi então a sondagem DSDP 47-398, onde foram observadas as “black shales” que demonstram um bom potencial como rocha geradora. Apenas no shallow offshore foram observadas sondagens evidenciando geração e acumulação de hidrocarbonetos embora estes intervalos geradores sejam de idade Jurássica e não tenham relevância para o trabalho em questão. A principal unidade de interesse deste trabalho é a Breakup Sequence que se depositou entre o topo do Aptiano e o Turoniano e como já foi referido, é nesta unidade que foram observadas “black shales” no furo DSDP 47-398. As “black shales” do Cretácico foram depositadas num ambiente de águas profundas e apresentam uma espessura máxima de cerca de 500 metros. Estas possuem valores médios de TOC que variam entre 1 e 1,5 %wt, embora tenham atingido um máximo de 7,3 %wt e a sua origem é maioritariamente proveniente de plantas terrestres do Cretácico Inferior tratando-se de matéria orgânica reciclada e redepositada. A interpretação sismo-estratigráfica esta baseou-se principalmente na interpretação de Soares et al. (2012) mas também na interpretação de Alves et al. (2006), Soares et al. (2014) e Casacão (2015). A calibração final da interpretação foi feita através de crosslines com as linhas PD00-903 e 902 interpretadas por Soares et al. (2012) ou através de outras linhas previamente interpretadas. A selecção de horizontes a considerar baseou-se essencialmente nos horizontes referenciados pelo Groupe Galice (1979) embora possua algumas modificações. Esta interpretação foi realizada em sísmica 2D e permitiu um melhor entendimento da evolução tectónica e da estratigrafia da zona de estudo, permitindo ainda delimitar os pacotes associados à Breakup Sequence na qual se encontram as “black shales” do Cretácico e verificar quais as áreas depocêntricas sujeitas a overburdens significativos. Através da utilização do software PetroMod (IES-Schlumberger) foram realizados exercícios de modelação, de forma a avaliar a maturação térmica das “black shales” que demonstraram ter potencial gerador. Essa avaliação é realizada através do overburden das unidades geradoras cruzando essa informação com a litologia, o TOC (Carbono Total Orgânico), o HI (Índice de Hidrogénio), a profundidade da coluna de água e os heat flows ao longo do tempo. A partir destes dados de geoquímica orgânica, cinética do querógeno e condições-fronteira (Fluxo de Calor, Paleobatimetria e Superfície de interface água-sedimento) define-se a curva de variação da temperatura ao longo do tempo e o seu impacto na entrada da janela de geração de hidrocarbonetos. Os modelos térmicos produzidos indicam o momento crítico da expulsão de um determinado hidrocarboneto e influenciam a avaliação dos timings de eventos dos sistemas petrolíferos.
The aim of this work is the analysis, interpretation and integration of public ODP and DSDP campaigns data in the Western Iberia Margin (MOI) off the coast of Viana do Castelo - Porto - Figueira da Foz, in particular the evaluation of the source rock potential of the Cretaceous "black shales" observed in the deep offshore. The work consisted in the study of shallow and deep offshore wells and in the interpretation of regional seismic lines. This analysis consisted on the identification of the main tectono-stratigraphic events that controlled the basin’s evolution in the study area and was also performed a maturity analysis of the Albian "black shales" in depocentric areas where these are subject to significant overburdens. The study area had some hydrocarbon exploration record at the end of the XX century, until 22 years ago, with five exploration wells drilled in shallow offshore, ten main wells from IODP campaigns in the deep offshore and several 2D seismic acquisition campaigns that lasted until 2008. In the West edge of the study area is located the Iberian Abyssal Plain, at South is located the Nazaré Submarine Canyon, in the East lies the mainland between Caminha and Figueira da Foz and at North are located the Galicia Banks. The depth of the water column in the study area ranges between 110 meters at the most proximal zona and 5400 meters at the most distal zone. The study area evolution is related to the fracturing of Pangea, through the multiphased rifting process that ultimately originated the Northern Atlantic Ocean. This process began in the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic, being associated with the opening of the North Atlantic and reached its climax between the Berriasian and Valangian. After that began the filling of the margin by the breakup sequence until the end of the Upper Cretaceous, being in this initial phase that the area was filled with the “black shales”. Then there was a drift phase between the Albian and Cenomanian and since then there has been a continuous tectonic inversion phase of the study area which is divided into three phases: the first one between the Turonian and the Middle Paleocene, the second one between the Upper Paleocene and the Middle Miocene and the third one since the Upper Miocene to the present. The wells used in this study were the shallow offshore wells from the Porto Basin and the IODP wells in the deep offshore of the study area. However, since the main objective of this study is the evaluation of the source rock potencial of the Albian "black shales" and since these are not observed in the shallow offshore wherein the equivalent is the Torres Vedras Formation, there was no possibility of establishing any kind of stratigraphic correlation between the shallow and deep offshore. The most important well studied in this work was the DSDP 47-398 well, where the "black shales" were observed and showed good potential as source rock. Only in the shallow offshore, wells were observed showing hydrocarbons generation and accumulation although these generating intervals are from Jurassic age and have no relevance in this work. The main unit of interest of this work is the Breakup Sequence that was deposited between the top of the Aptian and the Turonian. As already mentioned, it was in this unit that the "black shales" from DSDP hole 47-398 were observed. The Cretaceous "black shales" were deposited in a deep water environment and these have a maximum thickness of about 500 meters. These have TOC average values ranging from 1 to 1.5 wt%, although they have reached a maximum of 7.3% wt and its origin is mostly derived from land-based plants of the Lower Cretaceous. This organic matter is recycled and redeposited. The seismic stratigraphic interpretation is primarily based in the interpretation of Soares et al. (2012) but also in the interpretation of Alves et al. (2006), Soares et al. (2014) and Casacão (2015). The final calibration of this interpretation was performed using crosslines with the PD00-903 and 902 lines interpreted by Soares et al. (2012) or by other previously interpreted lines. The selection of horizons to consider was primarily based on the horizons referenced by Groupe Galice (1979) although it has some changes. This interpretation was performed on 2D seismic and allowed a better understanding of the tectonic evolution and stratigraphy of the study area, allowing the delimitation of the packages associated with the Breakup Sequence in which the Albian "black shales" could be found, also allowing to check which depocentric areas are subject to significant overburdens. By using the PetroMod software (Schlumberger-HEI), modeling exercises were performed in order to evaluate the maturity of the "black shales". This evaluation was performed through the overburden of the “black shales”, crossing this information with lithology, TOC (Total Organic Carbon), HI (Hydrogen Index), paleobathymetry, surface-water interface temperature and heat flows over time. The integration of organic geochemical data, kerogen kinetics and the establishment of boundary conditions (heat flow, paleobathymetry and surface-water sediment interface) lead to define the depocentric areas thermal evolution through time and its impact on the hydrocarbon generation windows. The results thermal modeling may show the critical moment of a particular hydrocarbon expulsion and influence the evaluation of the timing of events of petroleum systems.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird erstmals das QQDS-Magnetspektrometer für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente am Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf umfassend vorgestellt. Zusätzlich werden sowohl alle auf die Analytik Einfluss nehmenden Parameter untersucht als auch Methoden und Modelle vorgestellt, wie deren Einfluss vermieden oder rechnerisch kompensiert werden kann. Die Schwerpunkte dieser Arbeit gliedern sich in fünf Bereiche. Der Erste ist der Aufbau und die Inbetriebnahme des QQDS-Magnetspektrometers, der zugehörige Streukammer mit allen Peripheriegeräten und des eigens für die höchstauflösende elastische Rückstoßanalyse entwickelten Detektors. Sowohl das umgebaute Spektrometer als auch der im Rahmen dieser Arbeit gebaute Detektor wurden speziell an experimentelle Bedingungen für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente angepasst und erstmalig auf einen routinemäßigen Einsatz hin getestet. Der Detektor besteht aus zwei Komponenten. Zum einen befindet sich am hinteren Ende des Detektors eine Bragg-Ionisationskammer, die zur Teilchenidentifikation genutzt wird. Zum anderen dient ein Proportionalzähler, der eine Hochwiderstandsanode besitzt und direkt hinter dem Eintrittsfenster montiert ist, zur Teilchenpositionsbestimmung im Detektor. Die folgenden zwei Schwerpunkte beinhalten grundlegende Untersuchungen zur Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkung. Durch die Verwendung eines Magnetspektrometers ist die Messung der Ladungszustandsverteilung der herausgestreuten Teilchen direkt nach einem binären Stoß sowohl möglich als auch für die Analyse notwendig. Aus diesem Grund werden zum einen die Ladungszustände gemessen und zum anderen mit existierenden Modellen verglichen. Außerdem wird ein eigens entwickeltes Modell vorgestellt und erstmals im Rahmen dieser Arbeit angewendet, welches den ladungszustandsabhängigen Energieverlust bei der Tiefenprofilierung berücksichtigt. Es wird gezeigt, dass ohne die Anwendung dieses Modells die Tiefenprofile nicht mit den quantitativen Messungen mittels konventioneller Ionenstrahlanalytikmethoden und mit der Dickenmessung mittels Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie übereinstimmen, und damit falsche Werte liefern würden. Der zweite für die Thematik wesentliche Aspekt der Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkung, sind die Probenschäden und -modifikationen, die während einer Schwerionen-bestrahlung auftreten. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass bei den hier verwendeten Energien sowohl elektronisches Sputtern als auch elektronisch verursachtes Grenzflächendurchmischen eintreten. Das elektronische Sputtern kann durch geeignete Strahlparameter für die meisten Proben ausreichend minimiert werden. Dagegen ist der Einfluss der Grenzflächendurchmischung meist signifikant, so dass dieser analysiert und in der Auswertung berücksichtigt werden muss. Schlussfolgernd aus diesen Untersuchungen ergibt sich für die höchstauflösende Ionenstrahlanalytik leichter Elemente am Rossendorfer 5-MV Tandembeschleuniger, dass die geeignetsten Primärionen Chlor mit einer Energie von 20 MeV sind. In Einzelfällen, wie zum Beispiel der Analyse von Bor, muss die Energie jedoch auf 6,5 MeV reduziert werden, um das elektronische Sputtern bei der notwendigen Fluenz unterhalb der Nachweisgrenze zu halten. Der vierte Schwerpunkt ist die Untersuchung von sowohl qualitativen als auch quantitativen Einflüssen bestimmter Probeneigenschaften, wie beispielsweise Oberflächenrauheit, auf die Form des gemessenen Energiespektrums beziehungsweise auf das analysierte Tiefenprofil. Die Kenntnis der Rauheit einer Probe an der Oberfläche und an den Grenzflächen ist für die Analytik unabdingbar. Als Resultat der genannten Betrachtungen werden die Einflüsse von Probeneigenschaften und Ionen-Festkörper-Wechselwirkungen auf die Energie- beziehungsweise Tiefenauflösung des Gesamtsystems beschrieben, berechnet und mit der konventionellen Ionenstrahlanalytik verglichen. Die Möglichkeiten der höchstauflösenden Ionenstrahlanalytik werden zudem mit den von anderen Gruppen veröffentlichten Komplementärmethoden gegenübergestellt. Der fünfte und letzte Schwerpunkt ist die Analytik leichter Elemente in ultradünnen Schichten unter Berücksichtigung aller in dieser Arbeit vorgestellten Modelle, wie die Reduzierung des Einflusses von Strahlschäden oder die Quantifizierung der Elemente im dynamischen Ladungszustandsnichtgleichgewicht. Es wird die Tiefenprofilierung von Mehrschichtsystemen, bestehend aus SiO2-Si3N4Ox-SiO2 auf Silizium, von Ultra-Shallow-Junction Bor-Implantationsprofilen und von ultradünnen Oxidschichten, wie zum Beispiel High-k-Materialien, demonstriert.
In this thesis the QQDS magnetic spectrometer that is used for high resolution ion beam analysis (IBA) of light elements at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is presented for the first time. In addition all parameters are investigated that influence the analysis. Methods and models are presented with which the effects can be minimised or calculated. There are five focal points of this thesis. The first point is the construction and commissioning of the QQDS magnetic spectrometer, the corresponding scattering chamber with all the peripherals and the detector, which is specially developed for high resolution elastic recoil detection. Both the reconstructed spectrometer and the detector were adapted to the specific experimental conditions needed for high-resolution Ion beam analysis of light elements and tested for routine practice. The detector consists of two compo-nents. At the back end of the detector a Bragg ionization chamber is mounted, which is used for the particle identification. At the front end, directly behind the entrance window a proportional counter is mounted. This proportional counter includes a high-resistance anode. Thus, the position of the particles is determined in the detector. The following two points concern fundamental studies of ion-solid interaction. By using a magnetic spectrometer the charge state distribution of the particles scattered from the sample after a binary collision is both possible and necessary for the analysis. For this reason the charge states are measured and compared with existing models. In addition, a model is developed that takes into account the charge state dependent energy loss. It is shown that without the application of this model the depth profiles do not correspond with the quantitative measurements by conventional IBA methods and with the thickness obtained by transmission electron microscopy. The second fundamental ion-solid interaction is the damage and the modification of the sample that occurs during heavy ion irradiation. It is shown that the used energies occur both electronic sputtering and electronically induced interface mixing. Electronic sputtering is minimised by using optimised beam parameters. For most samples the effect is below the detection limit for a fluence sufficient for the analysis. However, the influence of interface mixing is so strong that it has to be included in the analysis of the layers of the depth profiles. It is concluded from these studies that at the Rossendorf 5 MV tandem accelerator chlorine ions with an energy of 20 MeV deliver the best results. In some cases, such as the analysis of boron, the energy must be reduced to 6.5 MeV in order to retain the electronic sputtering below the detection limit. The fourth focus is the study of the influence of specific sample properties, such as surface roughness, on the shape of a measured energy spectra and respectively on the analysed depth profile. It is shown that knowledge of the roughness of a sample at the surface and at the interfaces for the analysis is needed. In addition, the contribution parameters limiting the depth resolution are calculated and compared with the conventional ion beam analysis. Finally, a comparison is made between the high-resolution ion beam analysis and complementary methods published by other research groups. The fifth and last focus is the analysis of light elements in ultra thin layers. All models presented in this thesis to reduce the influence of beam damage are taken into account. The dynamic non-equilibrium charge state is also included for the quantification of elements. Depth profiling of multilayer systems is demonstrated for systems consisting of SiO2-Si3N4Ox-SiO2 on silicon, boron implantation profiles for ultra shallow junctions and ultra thin oxide layers, such as used as high-k materials.