Three methods for surface composition analysis (Rutherford back-scattering, nuclear-reaction analysis and elastic recoil detection) were considered. Directional effects in ion-beam surface interactions (shadowing and blocking) formed the basis for surface structure analysis with high-energy ion beams and these phenomena were addressed in some detail. It was shown how surface relaxation and reconstruction, as well as positions of adsorbed atoms, could be determined by comparison with computer simulations. A special technique called transmission channelling was introduced and shown to be particularly well suited for studies of adsorption positions, even of hydrogen. Developments in the field were demonstrated by discussing a large number of important (experimental) applications which also include surface dynamics and melting as well as epitaxy and interface structure.

Surface Studies with High-Energy Ion Beams. I.Stensgaard: Reports on Progress in Physics, 1992, 55[7], 989-1033