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1.1 Elementary principles of phase-contrast TEM imaging |
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2 | (6) |
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1.2 Instrumental requirements for high resolution |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (3) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (33) |
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2.1 The electron wavelength and relativity |
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13 | (3) |
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2.2 Simple lens properties |
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16 | (6) |
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2.3 The paraxial ray equation |
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22 | (2) |
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2.4 The constant-field approximation |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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2.7 Practical lens design |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (6) |
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37 | (1) |
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2.10 Aberration correction |
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38 | (8) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (21) |
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3.1 Propagation and Fresnel diffraction |
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47 | (3) |
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3.2 Lens action and the diffraction limit |
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50 | (5) |
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3.3 Wave and ray aberrations (to fifth order) |
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55 | (6) |
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3.4 Strong-phase and weak-phase objects |
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61 | (2) |
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3.5 Diffractograms for aberration analysis |
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63 | (4) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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4 Coherence and Fourier optics |
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67 | (21) |
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4.1 Independent electrons and computed images |
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69 | (1) |
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4.2 Coherent and incoherent images and the damping envelopes |
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70 | (6) |
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4.3 The characterization of coherence |
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76 | (3) |
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4.4 Spatial coherence using hollow-cone illumination |
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79 | (2) |
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4.5 The effect of source size on coherence |
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81 | (2) |
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4.6 Coherence requirements in practice |
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83 | (5) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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5 TEM imaging of thin crystals and their defects |
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88 | (66) |
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5.1 The effect of lens aberrations on simple lattice fringes |
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89 | (4) |
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5.2 The effect of beam divergence on depth of field |
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93 | (3) |
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5.3 Approximations for the diffracted amplitudes |
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96 | (6) |
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5.4 Images of crystals with variable spacing---spinodal decomposition and modulated structures |
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102 | (2) |
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5.5 Are the atom images black or white? A simple symmetry argument |
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104 | (2) |
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5.6 The multislice method and the polynomial solution |
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106 | (1) |
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5.7 Bloch wave methods, bound states, and `symmetry reduction' of the dispersion matrix |
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107 | (6) |
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5.8 Partial coherence effects in dynamical computations---beyond the product representation. Fourier images |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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5.10 Dynamical forbidden reflections |
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117 | (5) |
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5.11 Relationship between algorithms. Supercells, patching |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (1) |
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5.13 Image simulation, quantification, and the Stobbs factor |
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126 | (3) |
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5.14 Image interpretation in germanium---a case study |
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129 | (5) |
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5.15 Images of defects and nanostructures |
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134 | (9) |
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5.16 Tomography at atomic resolution---imaging in three dimensions |
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143 | (2) |
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5.17 Imaging bonds between atoms |
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145 | (9) |
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146 | (8) |
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6 Imaging molecules: radiation damage |
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154 | (50) |
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6.1 Phase and amplitude contrast |
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154 | (3) |
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6.2 Single atoms in bright field |
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157 | (8) |
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6.3 The use of a higher accelerating voltage |
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165 | (4) |
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6.4 Contrast and atomic number |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (3) |
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6.7 Noise, information, and the Rose equation |
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177 | (3) |
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6.8 Single-particle cryo-electron microscopy: tomography |
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180 | (8) |
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6.9 Electron crystallography of two-dimensional crystals |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (2) |
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6.11 Radiation damage: organics and low-voltage EM |
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192 | (3) |
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6.12 Radiation damage: inorganics |
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195 | (9) |
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197 | (7) |
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7 Image processing, super-resolution, and diffractive imaging |
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204 | (29) |
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7.1 Through-focus series, coherent detection, optimization, and error metrics |
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204 | (6) |
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7.2 Tilt series, aperture synthesis |
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210 | (1) |
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7.3 Off-axis electron holography |
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211 | (1) |
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7.4 Imaging with aberration correction: STEM and TEM |
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212 | (3) |
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7.5 Combining diffraction and image data for crystals |
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215 | (4) |
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7.6 Ptychography, Ronchigrams, shadow images, in-line holography, and diffractive imaging |
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219 | (7) |
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7.7 Direct inversion from dynamical diffraction patterns |
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226 | (7) |
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226 | (7) |
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8 Scanning transmission electron microscopy and Z-contrast |
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233 | (31) |
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8.1 Imaging modes, reciprocity, and Bragg scattering |
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233 | (7) |
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8.2 Coherence functions in STEM |
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240 | (3) |
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8.3 Dark-field STEM: incoherent imaging, and resolution limits |
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243 | (6) |
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8.4 Multiple elastic scattering in STEM: channelling |
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249 | (2) |
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8.5 Z-contrast in STEM: thermal diffuse scattering |
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251 | (6) |
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8.6 Three-dimensional STEM tomography |
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257 | (7) |
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260 | (4) |
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9 Electron sources and detectors |
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264 | (25) |
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9.1 The illumination system |
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265 | (3) |
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9.2 Brightness measurement |
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268 | (2) |
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9.3 Biasing and high-voltage stability for thermal sources |
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270 | (4) |
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9.4 Hair-pin tungsten filaments |
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274 | (1) |
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9.5 Lanthanum hexaboride sources |
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274 | (1) |
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9.6 Field-emission sources |
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275 | (1) |
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9.7 The charged-coupled device detector |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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9.10 Direct detection cameras |
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283 | (6) |
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286 | (3) |
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10 Measurement of electron-optical parameters |
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289 | (26) |
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10.1 Objective-lens focus increments |
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289 | (2) |
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10.2 Spherical aberration constant |
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291 | (2) |
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10.3 Magnification calibration |
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293 | (2) |
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10.4 Chromatic aberration constant |
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295 | (1) |
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10.5 Astigmatic difference: three-fold astigmatism |
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295 | (1) |
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10.6 Diffractogram measurements |
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296 | (3) |
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10.7 Lateral coherence width |
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299 | (3) |
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10.8 Electron wavelength and camera length |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (3) |
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10.10 Ronchigram analysis for aberration correction |
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306 | (9) |
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312 | (3) |
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11 Instabilities and the microscope environment |
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315 | (9) |
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315 | (3) |
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11.2 High-voltage instability |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (2) |
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11.5 Contamination and the vacuum system |
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321 | (2) |
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11.6 Pressure, temperature, and draughts |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (24) |
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12.1 Astigmatism correction |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (2) |
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12.3 Recording atomic-resolution images---an example |
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328 | (7) |
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12.4 Adjusting the crystal orientation using non-eucentric specimen holders |
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335 | (2) |
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12.5 Focusing techniques and auto-tuning |
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337 | (3) |
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12.6 Substrates, sample supports, and graphene |
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340 | (3) |
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12.7 Film analysis and handling for cryo-EM |
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343 | (1) |
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12.8 Ancillary instrumentation for HREM |
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344 | (1) |
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12.9 A Checklist for high-resolution work |
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345 | (3) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (40) |
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13.1 X-ray microanalysis and ALCHEMI |
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348 | (9) |
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13.2 Electron energy loss spectroscopy in STEM |
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357 | (6) |
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13.3 Microdiffraction, CBED, and precession methods |
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363 | (9) |
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13.4 Cathodoluminescence in STEM |
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372 | (4) |
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13.5 Environmental HREM, imaging surfaces, holography of fields, and magnetic imaging with twisty beams |
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376 | (12) |
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380 | (8) |
| Appendices |
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388 | (15) |
| Index |
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