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1 History of APT and Leap |
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1.2 Ancestry of the Local Electrode Atom Probe |
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2 | (12) |
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1.2.1 Early History and the Field Electron Emission Microscope (~1935) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Field Ion Microscope: The First Images of Atoms (1955) |
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4 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Atom Probe Field Ion Microscope (1967) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.2.4 The Advent of Atom Probe Tomography |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.5 The Position-Sensitive Atom Probe (1988) |
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8 | (2) |
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1.2.6 Electron Beam Pulsed Atom Probe |
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10 | (1) |
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1.2.7 The Scanning Atom Probe |
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10 | (1) |
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1.2.8 The Local Electrode Atom Probe (2001) |
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10 | (4) |
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1.3 The State of Instrumentation |
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14 | (5) |
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1.3.1 The Growth of the Local Electrode Atom Probe |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Fundamental Considerations for Design of Instrumentation |
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17 | (1) |
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1.3.4 Reflectron-Based Instruments |
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18 | (1) |
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1.4 FIB-Based Specimen Preparation |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (6) |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (30) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (4) |
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2.3 Needles Versus Microtips |
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29 | (1) |
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2.4 Electrostatic Discharge Considerations |
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30 | (2) |
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2.5 Focused Ion Beam Methods |
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32 | (13) |
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2.5.1 Capping Considerations and Damage |
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33 | (3) |
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2.5.2 Standard Lift-Out Process |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Cross-Section Preparation |
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40 | (3) |
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2.5.6 Backside Preparation |
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43 | (2) |
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2.6 Hybrid Transmission Electron Microscopy/Atom Probe Tomography |
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45 | (4) |
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2.6.1 Preparation and Holders |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (6) |
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50 | (5) |
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3 Design and Instrumentation |
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55 | (24) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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3.3 LEAP Performance Parameters |
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58 | (3) |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Mass Resolving Power |
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59 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Data Collection Rate |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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3.4 Instrumentation of the LEAP |
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61 | (14) |
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61 | (5) |
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3.4.2 Detection and Imaging |
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66 | (3) |
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3.4.3 Transfer and Storage of Consumables |
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69 | (3) |
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3.4.4 Field Evaporation Systems |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (4) |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (30) |
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79 | (1) |
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4.2 Data Quality Considerations |
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80 | (1) |
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4.3 Analysis Yield Considerations |
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81 | (4) |
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4.4 Experimental Parameters |
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85 | (6) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Pulse Fraction (Voltage Mode) |
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89 | (1) |
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4.4.5 Laser Pulse Energy (Laser Mode) |
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90 | (1) |
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4.4.6 LEAP Parameter Ranges |
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90 | (1) |
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4.5 How to Start Your Investigation of Any New Material |
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91 | (1) |
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4.6 Brief Overview of LEAP Operation: Data Collection |
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92 | (17) |
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4.6.1 Voltage Acquisition |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (7) |
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4.6.3 Now You Are Atom Probing |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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5 Data Processing and Reconstruction |
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109 | (54) |
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109 | (1) |
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5.2 A Word on Data Files and Work Flow |
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110 | (1) |
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5.3 Conversion from Detector Space to Specimen Space Coordinates |
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110 | (21) |
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5.3.1 Selection of Depth and Areal Regions |
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111 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Spectral Calibration |
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112 | (5) |
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5.3.3 Chemical Identification & Ranging |
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117 | (3) |
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5.3.4 Spatial Reconstruction: Projection and Depth Scaling |
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120 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Wide-Angle Reconstruction Protocols |
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121 | (6) |
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5.3.6 Tangential Discontinuity |
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127 | (1) |
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5.3.7 Reconstruction Explorer |
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128 | (2) |
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5.3.8 Creation of ROOT and POS Files |
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130 | (1) |
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5.4 Discussion of Spatial Resolution and Spatial Positioning |
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131 | (11) |
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131 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Spatial Positioning (Non-specimen Dependent) |
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131 | (3) |
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5.4.3 Spatial Positioning (Specimen Dependent) |
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134 | (8) |
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5.5 A Word on Density Relaxation |
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142 | (3) |
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5.6 Reconstruction Case Study: NIST Standard Reference Material 2134 |
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145 | (18) |
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5.6.1 Reconstruction Parameter Discussion |
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145 | (4) |
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5.6.2 Experiment and Analysis Details |
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149 | (10) |
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159 | (4) |
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6 Selected Analysis Topics |
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163 | (38) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (9) |
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164 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Practical Considerations for Detection Levels |
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166 | (1) |
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6.2.3 When Is the Signal Level Statistically Significant (Critical Level) for a Peak? |
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167 | (6) |
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6.3 Concentration Space Analyses |
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173 | (7) |
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6.3.1 Gridding, Voxels, and Delocalization |
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173 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Interface Creation and Interfacial Roughness |
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175 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Effects of Delocalization on Planar Surfaces |
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176 | (2) |
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6.3.4 The Proximity Histogram |
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178 | (2) |
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6.4 Solute Analysis: Cluster Detection Method |
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180 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Description of the Technique |
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180 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Example of Cluster Detection |
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182 | (3) |
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6.5 Spatial Distribution Maps |
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185 | (6) |
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6.5.1 The SDM Defined and Important Properties |
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186 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Methods Similar to the SDM |
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186 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Understanding Basic SDMs |
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187 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Calculating SDMs in IVAS |
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188 | (1) |
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6.5.5 Visualizing Tungsten SDMs with IVAS |
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189 | (2) |
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6.6 Application of Spatial Distribution Maps |
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191 | (10) |
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6.6.1 Finding the Crystal Lattice |
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191 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Using SDMs to Calculate Efficiency |
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192 | (3) |
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6.6.3 Ordered Structures and Site Occupancy |
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195 | (1) |
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6.6.4 Ordering in Al3Sc Precipitates |
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195 | (1) |
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6.6.5 FeCr Precipitates in a NiAlFeCr Alloy |
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195 | (1) |
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6.6.6 Site Occupancy of Nb in TiAl |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (4) |
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7 Applications of the Local Electrode Atom Probe |
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201 | (48) |
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202 | (5) |
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202 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Site Occupancy in Precipitates in Aluminum Alloys |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Intergranular Attack in Ni-Base Superalloy |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (3) |
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7.2.1 Ex Situ Analysis of CoCuMn Nanoparticles |
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207 | (2) |
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7.2.2 In Situ Analysis of Pd--Rd and Pt--Rh--Ru Catalysts |
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209 | (1) |
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7.3 Ceramic and Geological Materials |
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210 | (8) |
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7.3.1 CeO2 as a Model for Nuclear Fuel |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Extrasolar Nanodiamonds |
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214 | (2) |
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7.3.4 Ferroelectrics/Piezoelectrics |
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216 | (2) |
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7.4 Semiconductor Materials |
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218 | (9) |
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7.4.1 Group IV Semiconductors (Silicon and Germanium) |
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218 | (4) |
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7.4.2 Compound Semiconductors |
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222 | (5) |
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7.5 Organics and Biological Materials |
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227 | (6) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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7.6 Composite Structures/Devices |
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233 | (8) |
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7.6.1 Metal--Oxide Interfaces |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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7.6.4 Commercial Devices Analysis; Intel i5 |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (8) |
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241 | (8) |
Appendix A Data File Formats |
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249 | (8) |
Appendix B Field Evaporation |
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257 | (10) |
Appendix C Reconstruction Geometry |
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267 | (14) |
Appendix D Mass Spectral Performance |
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281 | (8) |
Appendix E Additional Considerations for LEAP Operation |
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289 | (16) |
Glossary |
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305 | (10) |
Index |
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