Radiation damage of water in environmental scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-195

  Royall, C P ^a   Thiel, B L ^a   Donald, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam damage; Environmental SEM; ESEM; Free radical; Hydrated samples; Radiolysis; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; HYDRATION; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOLYSIS;

BEAM DAMAGE; BEAM ENERGIES; ELECTRON-BEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL SEM; HYDRATED SAMPLE; REACTIVE SPECIES; SINGLE-PARTICLE; WATER ACT;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOMATERIAL; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DESTRUCTION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; HYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0035690639     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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