A portable scanning electron microscope column design based on the use of permanent magnets

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Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Khursheed, A ^a   Phang, J C ^a   Thong, J T L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Columns; Miniature; Permanent magnets; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTION; MAGNETIC ELECTRON LENSES; PORTABLE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE COLUMNS; PRIMARY BEAM;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; MAGNET; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0032030029     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1998.4950200204     Document Type: Article

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