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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...

Column

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

Column Pressure

The pressure which is measured by a sens...

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

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

Detector Moving Time

Moving time during which either the posi...

Detector Pixel

A detector which is non-divisable and of...

Detector Pixel Size

Area which is covered by one detector pi...

Diffraction

A physical phenomenon during which the d...

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