Instrumentation and Experimental Techniques

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Abstract

Many of the instrumental requirements for electron diffraction, particularly the needs for small electron probes, will be found to be similar to those for analytical electron microscopy.

Keywords

Magnetic Sector Convergence Angle Energy Filter Focus Probe Condenser Lens 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Frederick-Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaUSA
  2. 2.Department of PhysicsArizona State UniversityTempeUSA

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