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APPLICATIONS of the field ion microscope (FIM), have been restricted probably because of the need for specially prepared specimens. We present here, for the first time, experimental data on imaging practical surfaces with the FIM. This should provide more applications for this instrument especially in studying multi-protrusions or whiskers.
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VIJENDRAN, P., RAMANATHAN, D. & DASS, S. Imaging practical surfaces in a field ion microscope. Nature 269, 232–234 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269232a0
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