microprobe

  • 1Microprobe — A microprobe is an instrument that applies a stable and well focused beam of charged particles (electrons or ions) to a sample. Types When the primary beam consists of accelerated electrons, the probe is termed an electron microprobe, when the… …

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  • 2microprobe — See electron microprobe …

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  • 3microprobe — mikrozondas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. microprobe vok. Mikrosonde, f rus. микрозонд, m pranc. microsonde, f …

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  • 4microprobe — ˈmīkrəˌˌ noun Etymology: micr + probe (I) : a device for microanalysis that operates by exciting radiation in a minute area or volume of material so that the composition may be determined from the emission spectrum * * * microprobe, process see… …

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  • 5microprobe — noun Date: 1944 a device for microanalysis that operates by exciting radiation in a minute area of material so that the composition may be determined from the emission spectrum …

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  • 6microprobe — /muy kreuh prohb /, n. 1. Chem., Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced. 2. Surg. a miniature probe for use in microsurgery. [1955… …

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  • 7microprobe — noun an instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface, such as that of a mineral; analyzes the X rays emitted when a beam of electrons are focused on the sample …

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  • 8microprobe — mi·cro·probe .prōb n a device for microanalysis that operates by exciting radiation in a minute area or volume of material so that the composition may be determined from the emission spectrum * * * mi·cro·probe (miґkro prōb″) a minute… …

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  • 9microprobe — maɪkrəʊprəʊb n. tiny instrument which beams electrons onto a surface in order to stimulate the emission of X rays that can be analyzed to determine the chemical composition of a material (Spectroscopy) …

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  • 10microprobe — noun an instrument in which a narrow beam of electrons is focused on to a sample and the resulting fluorescence is analysed to yield chemical information …

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