High-resolution environmental transmission electron microscopy: Modeling and experimental verification

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 437-450

  Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Yaguchi, Toshie ^a   Zhang, Xiao Feng ^b  

^a HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Hitachi High Technologies America   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast transfer function; electron gas interaction; electron solid interaction; environmental transmission electron microscopy; gas environmental cell; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION; ELECTRON-GAS INTERACTION; ELECTRON-SOLID INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS ENVIRONMENTAL CELL; GAS INTERACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; SCATTERING OBJECTS;

GASES;

EID: 84883304145     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dft001     Document Type: Article

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