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biblio cited in "Reference" for calibration purpose Dispersion is not 0.09 eV/ch but 0.098 eV/ch Analyst: S.Schamm. Temperature: Room.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Silicon", formula="Si")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21579)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
Si
Elements
Si
Source and purity
wafer
Energy range
-17.42 – 82.87 eV
Step
0.098 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes
Thickness
0.4 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope
CM20
Gun
LaB6
Beam energy
100 kV
Convergence semi-angle
5.1 mrad
Collection semi-angle
1.6 mrad
Resolution
1.08 eV
Mode
Diffraction
Detector
Parallel: 666 Gatan
Probe size
55 nm²
Integration time
0.063 s
Readouts
20

Reference

P.E. Batson 3M 2 (1991) 395-402

Other links

Please cite this spectrum

If you use this spectrum, cite the contributor's paper and the EELS Data Base.

Sylvie Schamm. Silicon (Si). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21579, 2005. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-2/

P.E. Batson 3M 2 (1991) 395-402

Philip Ewels, Thierry Sikora, Virginie Serin, Chris P. Ewels and Luc Lajaunie. “A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu.” Microscopy and Microanalysis 22, 717–724 (2016). doi:10.1017/S1431927616000179
BibTeX
@misc{Schamm2005eelsdb21579,
  author = {Sylvie Schamm},
  title = {Silicon},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21579},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-2/}
}

@article{ewels2016eelsdb,
  author = {Ewels, Philip and Sikora, Thierry and Serin, Virginie and Ewels, Chris P. and Lajaunie, Luc},
  title = {A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu},
  journal = {Microscopy and Microanalysis},
  volume = {22},
  pages = {717--724},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1017/S1431927616000179}
}