Optical excitations in electron microscopy

Reviews of Modern Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-275

  Garcia De Abajo F J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; COLLECTIVE MODES; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; ELECTRON ENERGIES; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS; EMITTED RADIATION; ENERGY LOSS; LOW ENERGIES; NANOMETER RESOLUTIONS; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLANAR SURFACE; PLASMON MODES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; SCANNING MODE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRUCTURED MATERIALS; SUBNANOMETER RESOLUTION; SUBNANOMETERS; TARGET RESPONSE; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; VALENCE EXCITATIONS;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; COMPLEXATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT EMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; PHOTOEXCITATION; PLASMONS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77649121599     PISSN: 00346861     EISSN: 15390756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.82.209     Document Type: Review

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