I think that at this high rate you cannot have a good control for the thickness of the layer! For heat evaporation, better going for 1-5 A/s; with e-beam we are esperiencing some problems for Al, so I cannot give you details. Paolo > 10000 A in one min or approx 200 A sec > Kind Regards > Walter > www.elume.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Xiang [mailto:xiang@gratingworks.com] > > What is a good evap or ebeam rate for depositing 1500A Al? > Is it better to go slow or fast?1-10A/s or 50-100A/s?