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Acceleration Voltage

The potential difference between anode a...

Acquisition Time

time period during which data is acquire...

Beam

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

Beam Current

Electrical current which flows along the...

Beam Moving Time

Moving time during which either the posi...

Beam Path

Path which the beam flows along defined ...

Bragg Diffraction

Diffraction which follows Bragg's law.

Bragg's Law

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

Camera Length

Distance which is present between the sp...

Coherent Beam

A monochromatic beam which consists of w...

Convergence Angle

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

Convergent Beam

A beam which is conically shaped such th...

Dead Time

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

Detector Moving Time

Moving time during which either the posi...

Diffraction

A physical phenomenon during which the d...

Diffraction Pattern

A pattern which consists of spatial inte...

Disk Of Least Confusion

A cross section of a beam at which the b...

Dwell Time

Time period during which the beam remain...

Dynamic Focus Correction

Dynamic refocusing which keeps the elect...

Dynamic Refocusing

A workflow to keep the specimen in focus...

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