Discussion of Electron Induced Atomic Number Contrast
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Discussion of Electron Induced Atomic Number Contrast
In this paper, atomic number (Z) contrast from electron induced images is revisited. Z contrast obtained with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) is generally associated with the collection of backscattered electrons (BSEs) and is considered to exhibit a monotonic increase in BSE signal with Z [1]. However, there is no monotonic relationship of the backscattering coefficient, η, with Z at elec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Microscopy and Microanalysis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1431-9276,1435-8115
DOI: 10.1017/s1431927614001834