Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography A User's Guide /

• Main Authors: Larson, David J. (Author), Prosa, Ty J. (Author), Ulfig, Robert M. (Author), Geiser, Brian P. (Author), Kelly, Thomas F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Nanochemistry.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.
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This book is the first, single-source guide to successful experiments using the local electrode atom probe (LEAP®) microscope. Coverage is both comprehensive and user friendly, including the fundamentals of preparing specimens for the microscope from a variety of materials, the details of the instru...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1. History of APT and LEAP
• Chapter 2. Specimen Preparation
• Chapter 3. Design & Instrumentation
• Chapter 4. Data Collection
• Chapter 5. Data Processing and Reconstruction
• Chapter 6. Selected Analysis Topics
• Chapter 7. Applications of the Local Electrode Atom Probe
• Appendix A. Data File Formats
• Appendix B. Field Evaporation
• Appendix C. Reconstruction Geometry
• Appendix D. Mass Spectral Performance
• Appendix E. Additional Considerations for LEAP Operation
• Glossary
• Index.