A technique for the detection of ions in high voltage electron microscopes

1 January 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Radiation Effects

Vol. 36 (1) , 29-33
https://doi.org/10.1080/00337577808233167

Abstract

The application of cellulose nitrate film to the detection of ions in a HVEM is described. The Harwell HVEM, which was used in this study, was found to produce a very low intensity ion beam (≲ 10⁶ ions/cm²/s). The etching properties of the tracks enabled some identification of the ions to be made and it was found that the results could be produced by oxygen ions having an energy spread of 0.3 MeV or by a mono-energetic beam containing ions with atomic numbers between 6 and 12.

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