Lorentz Microscopy and Electron Holography of Magnetic Materials

Handbook of Nanoscopy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 221-251

  Dunin Borkowski, Rafal E ^a,b   Kasama, Takeshi ^b   Beleggia, Marco ^b   Pozzi, Giulio ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foucault imaging; Fresnel imaging; Lorentz microscopy; Magnetic materials; Off axis electron holography; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRESNEL IMAGING; LORENTZ MICROSCOPIES; OFF-AXIS ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84882271162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527641864.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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