field-ion microscope

[feeld-ahy-uhn, -ahy-on]

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noun

a device in which the atomic structure of the surface of a conductor is made visible by introducing helium gas into the device and applying a high voltage to ionize and accelerate the gas toward a fluorescent screen.

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Also called ion microscope.

Compare field-emission microscope.

Origin:
1950–55

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