Optimization of EFTEM image acquisition by using elastically filtered images for drift correction

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 745-750

  Heil, Tobias ^a   Kohl, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; EFTEM; Elemental mapping; Image merging; Spatial drift correction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFORMATION FILTERING; INFORMATION USE; MAPPING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CROSS CORRELATIONS; DRIFT CORRECTION; EFTEM; ELEMENTAL MAPPING; IMAGE MERGING;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 77953544564     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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