Systems and Methods for Using Multimodal Imaging to Determine Structure and Atomic Composition of Specimens

An imaging system that selectively alternates a first, non-destructive imaging mode and a second, destructive imaging mode to analyze a specimen so as to determine an atomic structure and composition of the specimen is provided. The field ionization mode can be used to acquire first images of ionize...

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Main Author Liddicoat Peter V
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.05.2017
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRICITY
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Summary:An imaging system that selectively alternates a first, non-destructive imaging mode and a second, destructive imaging mode to analyze a specimen so as to determine an atomic structure and composition of the specimen is provided. The field ionization mode can be used to acquire first images of ionized atoms of an imaging gas present in a chamber having the specimen disposed therein, and the field evaporation mode can be used to acquire second images of ionized specimen atoms evaporated from a surface of the specimen with the imaging gas remaining in the chamber. The first and second image data can be analyzed in real time, during the specimen analysis, and results can be used to dynamically adjust operating parameters of the imaging system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201515322223