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Acceleration Voltage

The potential difference between anode a...
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Acquisition Time

time period during which data is acquire...
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Beam

A group of particles which move, on aver...
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Beam Current

Electrical current which flows along the...
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Beam Moving Time

Moving time during which either the posi...
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Beam Path

Path which the beam flows along defined ...
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Bragg Diffraction

Diffraction which follows Bragg's law.
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Bragg's Law

A condition which (1) is defined as twic...
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Camera Length

Distance which is present between the sp...
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Coherent Beam

A monochromatic beam which consists of w...
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Column

A physical part of an electron or ion mi...
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Column Pressure

The pressure which is measured by a sens...
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Convergence Angle

The angle which is given by the semi-ope...
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Convergent Beam

A beam which is conically shaped such th...
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Dead Time

Wait time which is due to a particle det...
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Detector

A physical part of an electron or ion mi...
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Detector Moving Time

Moving time during which either the posi...
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Detector Pixel

A detector which is non-divisable and of...
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Detector Pixel Size

Area which is covered by one detector pi...
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Diffraction

A physical phenomenon during which the d...
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