High-resolution, energy-dispersive microcalorimeter spectrometer for X- ray microanalysis

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-223

  Wollman, D A ^a   Irwin, K D ^a   Hilton, G C ^a   Dulcie, L L ^a   Newbury, D E ^a   Martinis, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Count rate; EDS; Energy dispersive detector; High energy resolution; Microcalorimeter; Microcalorimeter spectrometer; Particle identification; Polycapillary X ray optics; Solid angle; TES microcalorimeter; WDS; X ray microanalysis; X ray microcalorimeter; X ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PULSE SHAPING; RADIOACTIVITY; REFRIGERATORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; SQUIDS; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

COUNT RATES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE DETECTORS; HIGH-ENERGY RESOLUTION; MICRO-CALORIMETERS; MICROCALORIMETER SPECTROMETER; PARTICLE- IDENTIFICATION; POLYCAPILLARIES; POLYCAPILLARY X-RAY OPTIC; SOLID ANGLE; TES MICROCALORIMETER; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS; X-RAY MICROCALORIMETER; X-RAY OPTICS; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CALORIMETERS;

IRON 55;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; MICROCALORIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSOR; SPECTROMETER; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0031474227     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2670824.x     Document Type: Article

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