Energy-drift correction of electron energy-loss spectra from prolonged data accumulation of low SNR signals

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 149-158

  Sasano, Yusuke ^a   Muto, Shunsuke ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DM script; EELS; Energy drift; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DATA ACCUMULATION; DM SCRIPT; DRIFT CORRECTION; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTRA; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; ENERGY DRIFT; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; LOCALISED; LOW SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TRACES ELEMENTS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 65549155304     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfn014     Document Type: Article

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