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The MIDAS project at ASU: John Cowley's vision and practical results
J A Venables1, G G Hembree, J Drucker
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504, USA. john.venables@asu.edu
Abstract:
An overview of the conception and development of the MIDAS system at Arizona State University is given: a Microscope for Imaging, Diffraction and Analysis of Surfaces. John Cowley's vision in the early 1980s was ambitious and far-reaching, and it was because of him the authors came to ASU. We were centrally involved in the design and implementation of MIDAS from the mid 1980s onwards; the novel design features are briefly reviewed. Practical results obtained using this instrument are listed, and the scope for future development and applications are indicated. While it is clear that many new results have been demonstrated, even more possibilities still remain to be explored. Some comments are made about the feasibility of such developments in the light of competing instrumentation.
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