Advances in pulsed-laser atom probe: Instrument and specimen design for optimum performance

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 418-427

  Bunton, Joseph H ^a   Olson, Jesse D ^a   Lenz, Daniel R ^a   Kelly, Thomas F ^a  

^a Imago Scientific Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument; Laser; LEAP microscopy; PLAP; Pulsed laser atom probe; Sample preparation; Specimen

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 36249028223     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927607070869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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