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To improve image or analysis quality a large signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is necessary for imaging and spectroscopic techniques to provide high quality and precise measurements. However, the probe current increases as the square of the beam diameter .
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Brodusch, N., Demers, H., Gauvin, R. (2018). Developments in Field Emission Gun Technologies and Advanced Detection Systems. In: Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4433-5_2
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