Acronyms Flashcards by Ben Milligan

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UHV

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ultra-high-vacuum

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SEM

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scanning electron microscope

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TEM

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transmission electron microscope

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STM

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scanning tunnelling microscopy

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AFM

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atomic force microscopy

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XRD

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x-ray diffraction

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LEED

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low-energy electron diffraction

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RHEED

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reflected high-energy electron diffraction

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XPS

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x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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UPS

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Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

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AES

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Auger electron spectroscopy

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XAS

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x-ray absorption spectroscopy

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XRF

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x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

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EELS

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electron energy-loss spectroscopy

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REELS

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reflected electron energy-loss spectroscopy

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FTIR

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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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CVD

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chemical vapour deposition

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MBE

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molecular beam epitaxy

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DOF

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depth of field

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PLM

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polarized light microscopy

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DIC

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differential interference contrast

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PL

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photoluminescence

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CRT

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cathode ray tube

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SE

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secondary electrons

BSE

back-scattered electrons

SNR

signal to noise ratio

EDS

energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy

SHIM

second harmonic imaging microscopy

FIB

focused ion beam

SAD

selected area diffraction

HRTEM

high-resolution transmission electron microscope

SPM

scanning probe microscopy

LDOS

local density of states

LFM

lateral force microscopy

MFM

magnetic force microscopy

C-AFM

conducting atomic force microscopy

FWHM

full-width half-maximum

XRR

x-ray reflectivity

ERS

elastic recoil spectrometry

RBS

Rutherford back-scattering

MEIS

medium energy ionscattering spectroscopy

ISS

ion scattering spectroscopy

ARPES

angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

spin-ARPES

spin angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

WDS

wavelength dispersive spectroscopy

EDS

energy dispersive spectroscopy

XANES

x-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy

EXAFS

extended x-ray absorption fine structure

GID

Grazing Incidence Diffraction

PVD

Physical Vapour Deposition

PCM

Phase Contrast Microscopy

PMT

Photomultiplier Tube

EMPA

Electron Micro Probe Analysis

CCD

Charge Coupled Device

MFP

Mean Free Path

HEIS

High Energy Ion Scattering