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Advancements in Dimpling Technique for Automatically and Repeatably Thinning TEM Samples to Near Electron Transparency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Vincent L. Caruino  and
August J. Hidalgo
Vincent L. Caruino
Affiliation:
VCR Group, Inc., 250 E. Grand Ave., Suite 31, So. San Francisco, CA 94080
August J. Hidalgo
Affiliation:
VCR Group, Inc., 250 E. Grand Ave., Suite 31, So. San Francisco, CA 94080
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Extract

One of the latest advancements in technique for preparing materials for TEM examination was first made commercially available by VCR Group in 1982. The instrument, known as the DIMPLER®, mechanically thins materials by “dimpling”, a technique which has become widely accepted by material scientists. Since its inception other manufacturers have also produced dimpler-like instruments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 254: Symposium W – Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials III , 1991 , 99
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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