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Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam Sample Preparation for the Analysis of Hydrogen in Zr Alloy APT Experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2022

Megan Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Christopher Parmenter
Affiliation:
Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Benjamin Jenkins
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Paul Styman
Affiliation:
National Nuclear Laboratory, Culham, UK
Shyam Sikotra
Affiliation:
Rolls-Royce Plc, Derby, UK
Michael Moody
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Daniel Haley
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
*
*Corresponding author: megan.jones2@materials.ox.ac.uk

Abstract

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Type
Emerging Methods for Characterizing Hydrogen Effects in Metals and Alloys
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2022

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