Improving the energy resolution of X-ray and electron energy-loss spectra

Micron

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 310-315

  Egerton, R F ^a,b   Qian, H ^a,b   Malac, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

EELS; Energy resolution; Maximum entropy; Maximum likelihood; Monochromator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON LENSES; ENTROPY; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONOCHROMATORS; SATELLITES; X RAYS;

BANDGAP; ELECTRONIC DENSITY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY;

OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

EID: 33646555084     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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