DOI: 10.1063/1.1715049. On the Investigation of Specimen Contamination in the Electron Microscope

On the Investigation of Specimen Contamination in the Electron Microscope

10.1063/1.1715049

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Journal of Applied Physics (317)

Abstract

A number of experiments directed toward determining the nature and cause of deposits which occur on electron microscope specimens under electron bombardment are described. From these the conclusion is drawn that the material is a result of chemical reaction, occurring at any surface simultaneously bombarded by electrons and organic molecules. The organic vapors are shown to arise in two ways: (1) by diffusion out of the metal walls, gaskets, and greases exposed to the vacuum, (2) by the outgassing of metal parts of the instrument exposed to electron bombardment. To eliminate the effect both sources must be removed.

Bibliography

Hillier, J. (1948). On the Investigation of Specimen Contamination in the Electron Microscope. Journal of Applied Physics, 19(3), 226â230.

Authors 1

James Hillier (first)

References 6 Referenced 70

10.1063/1.1707491 / J. App. Phys. / Microanalysis by means of electrons (1944)
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10.1063/1.1707628 / J. App. Phys. / On the improvement of resolution in electron diffraction cameras (1946)
10.1063/1.1697597 / J. App. Phys. (1947)
10.1063/1.1697852 / J. App. Phys. (1947)
10.1063/1.1697684 / J. App. Phys. / Single crystal electron diffraction by micro-crystalline materials (1947)

Dates

Type	When
Created	20 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 15, 2005, 12:57 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (June 24, 2023, 12:06 p.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 6 days ago (July 24, 2025, 7:39 a.m.)
Issued	77 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1948)
Published	77 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1948)
Published Online	21 years, 3 months ago (April 28, 2004)
Published Print	77 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1948)

Funders 0

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BibTeX

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