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We have recently observed changes in a number of substances, chiefly ionic crystals, when subject to intense electron bombardment in the electron microscope. While the results are not readily interpretable, they do suggest that the effects may not be entirely due to the heating effect of the electron bombardment. It is for this reason, as well as for recording a type of artefact that has hitherto received little attention in the literature, that we report them here.
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BURTON, E., SENNETT, R. & ELLIS, S. Specimen Changes due to Electron Bombardment in the Electron Microscope. Nature 160, 565–567 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160565b0
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