electron probe microanalysis

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a technique for the analysis of a very small amount of material by bombarding it with a narrow beam of electrons and examining the resulting X-ray emission spectrum

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Words nearby electron probe microanalysis

electron multiplier, electron-neutrino, electron optics, electron pair, electron paramagnetic resonance, electron probe microanalysis, electron radiography, electron-ray tube, electron spin resonance, electron telescope, electron transport

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How to use electron probe microanalysis in a sentence

However, the probe stayed in contact with the Rosetta orbiter and has already sent back some photos.
Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then finally, the probe had to be released at the right moment and on the right course to land at that spot.
Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The probe appears to be sitting at the bottom of a "cliff" on the comet, but beyond that it's hard to tell.
Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
UPDATE: Since publication yesterday, the Philae team learned that the probe bounced two times and apparently landed on its side.
Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Earthlings, we can celebrate the accomplishment of landing a probe on a new world.
Earthlings, We Landed on a Comet|Matthew R. Francis|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was risky work to leave the valuable convoy for an instant, but Malcolm felt that he must probe this mystery.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I have not been able to perceive a hole sufficient even to admit a small probe.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The loss of one electron by an atom leaves a unit positive charge on the particle.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
One by one they examine, they compare, they probe, and all in silence.
The Diamond Coterie|Lawrence L. Lynch
For a month she subjected Mr. Matthew Weyburn to the microscope of her observation and the probe of her instinct.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith