Gaseous scintillation detection and amplification in variable pressure scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Morgan, S W ^a   Phillips, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON CASCADES; GASEOUS SCINTILLATION DETECTION (GSD); GASEOUS SCINTILLATION SIGNALS; SECONDARY ELECTRON (SE);

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROSTATICS; GASES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL DETECTION;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 33750027425     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2355539     Document Type: Article

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