\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{1}{chapter.1} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Overview of Theory}{3}{chapter.2} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Experimental Techniques}{4}{chapter.3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Total Current Spectroscopy}{4}{section.3.1} \contentsline {subsubsection}{Theory of Signal Formation in Total Current Spectroscopy Experiments}{5}{section*.3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Ellipsometry}{7}{section.3.2} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry}{8}{subsection.3.2.1} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Transmission Spectroscopy}{8}{section.3.3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.4}Scanning Electron Microscopy}{8}{section.3.4} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}Results and Discussion}{9}{chapter.4} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.1}Scanning Electron Microscopy}{9}{section.4.1} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2}Total Current Spectropy}{9}{section.4.2} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.3}Variable Angle Spectroscopy Ellipsometry}{9}{section.4.3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.4}Optical Transmission Spectroscopy}{9}{section.4.4} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}Conclusion}{10}{chapter.5} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {.1}A two dimensional electron gun simulation}{13}{section..1} \contentsline {part}{References}{11}{chapter.5}