DOI: 10.1063/1.1148477. Performance of an energy-compensated three-dimensional atom probe

Performance of an energy-compensated three-dimensional atom probe

10.1063/1.1148477

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Abstract

A wide acceptance angle first-order reflectron lens has been incorporated into a three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) to provide improved mass resolution. This new 3DAP instrument is capable of resolving isotopes in the mass spectrum, with resolutions better than m/Δm=500 full width at half maximum and 250 full width at 10% maximum. However, use of a reflectron for energy compensation within an imaging system means that improvements in mass resolution result in degradation of the spatial resolution. This article addresses the detailed design of the energy compensated 3DAP, and the minimization and compensation of chromatic aberrations in the imaging performance of the instrument. Some applications of the new instrument are included to illustrate its capabilities in the atomic-scale analysis of engineering alloys.

Bibliography

Cerezo, A., Godfrey, T. J., Sijbrandij, S. J., Smith, G. D. W., & Warren, P. J. (1998). Performance of an energy-compensated three-dimensional atom probe. Review of Scientific Instruments, 69(1), 49â58.

Authors 5

A. Cerezo (first)
T. J. Godfrey (additional)
S. J. Sijbrandij (additional)
G. D. W. Smith (additional)
P. J. Warren (additional)

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Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 8:03 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2024, 3:52 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months, 2 weeks ago (June 16, 2025, 9:12 p.m.)
Issued	27 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1998)
Published	27 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1998)
Published Print	27 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1998)

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BibTeX

@article{Cerezo_1998, title={Performance of an energy-compensated three-dimensional atom probe}, volume={69}, ISSN={1089-7623}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1148477}, DOI={10.1063/1.1148477}, number={1}, journal={Review of Scientific Instruments}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Cerezo, A. and Godfrey, T. J. and Sijbrandij, S. J. and Smith, G. D. W. and Warren, P. J.}, year={1998}, month=jan, pages={49–58} }

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