microprobe
Americannoun
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Chemistry, Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced.
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Surgery. a miniature probe for use in microsurgery.
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Rowe, M. C., Ellis, B. S. & Lindeberg, A. Quantifying crystallization and devitrification of rhyolites by means of X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe analysis.
From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017
In addition, we thank H. W. Lohringer, D. Mueller, and A. Wimmer for assistance during the sample preparation, microprobe analyses and iron titration.
From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017
Costa uses an instrument called an electron microprobe to map the chemical variations along the crystal faces, making a measurement every few microns.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2016
This is one of four models of ion microprobe built at A.N.U.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2011
In a typical experiment, they carefully removed the nucleus of one amoeba with a microprobe and sucked out most of the cell's cytoplasm with a tiny pipette.
From Time Magazine Archive
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