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Alternative Post-FIB Polishing Using Low-Energy Argon Ion Milling to Prevent Grid Redeposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

Cecile Bonifacio
Affiliation:
E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., United States
Pawel Nowakowski
Affiliation:
E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., United States
Mary Ray
Affiliation:
E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., United States
Paul Fischione
Affiliation:
E.A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., United States

Abstract

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Type
Advances in Focused Ion Beam Instrumentation, Applications and Techniques in and Materials and Life Sciences
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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