Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising technique to detect in
dividual chemical species at typical growth pressures in chemical beam
and metal-organic epitaxy. We report results of initial experiments t
o measure triethyl gallium and dimethylethylamine-alane. We have succe
ssfully detected both species, but further development is needed to ad
apt this measurement to the needs of real-time sensing and control in
chemical beam epitaxy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.