title: Direct detection of electron backscatter diffraction patterns.
abstract: We report the first use of direct detection for recording electron backscatter diffraction patterns. We demonstrate the following advantages of direct detection: the resolution in the patterns is such that higher order features are visible; patterns can be recorded at beam energies below those at which conventional detectors usefully operate; high precision in cross-correlation based pattern shift measurements needed for high resolution electron backscatter diffraction strain mapping can be obtained. We also show that the physics underlying direct detection is sufficiently well understood at low primary electron energies such that simulated patterns can be generated to verify our experimental data.
authors: Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom.
authors: Angus J
authors: AJ
authors: Wilkinson
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authors: Moldovan
authors: T Benjamin
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authors: Britton
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authors: Bewick
authors: Robert
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authors: Clough
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