New developments in electron energy loss spectroscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-219

  Keast, V J ^a   Bosman, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Electronic structure; Spectrum imaging

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAPPING; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITION STRUCTURE; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; ELECTRONIC.STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; ENERGY SENSITIVITY; INCIDENT BEAMS; LOCAL COMPOSITIONS; SPECTRA'S; SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNALS; SPECTRUM IMAGING;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETER; X RAY;

EID: 33847764691     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20407     Document Type: Article

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