EELS characterization of radiolytic products in frozen samples

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-256

  Aronova, M A ^a   Sousa, A A ^a   Leapman, R D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological applications; Cryo electron microscopy; EELS; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Electron tomography; Frozen samples; Molecular oxygen; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FROZEN SAMPLE;

BIOLOGY; DECAY (ORGANIC); DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION BEAMS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DAMAGE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

FREEZE DRYING; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS; WATER;

EID: 78650736676     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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