primary beam

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primary
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us
/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofprimaryandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another problem in a recuperator operation is a secondary electron emission from the recuperator collector induced byprimarybeamelectrons.
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The limiting experimental factor is how close reliable data can be determined near theprimarybeam.
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Stray rays of theprimarybeamcan dominate the scattering.
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As theprimarybeamrasters on the sample surface, the signal from the sputtered ions or secondary electrons is collected to form an image.
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When theprimarybeampasses through the body, some of the radiation is absorbed in a process known as attenuation.
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What remains of theprimarybeamafter attenuation is known as the "remnant beam".
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In addition, they need sufficient energy resolution to allow filtering-out of background noise and spurious photons from theprimarybeamor from crystal fluorescence.
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It is necessary to ensure that the sample is sufficiently thick to absorb the entireprimarybeam.
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These first instruments were based on a magnetic double focusing sector field mass spectrometer and used argon for theprimarybeamions.
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In both techniques, it is not theprimarybeam, but secondary electrons which cause the deposition.
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Theprimarybeamcan transfer energy to electrons via elastic collisions with electrons and via inelastic collision processes such as impact ionization.
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Theprimarybeamis pulsed by a rapid deflection across a small aperture or by off-axis deflection, followed by a curved magnetic field to compress the pulse in space.
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Above the primary beams, slats of juniper and pion are placed laterally "latillas".
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The observer would alter the brightness of each of the three primary beams until a match to the test color was observed.
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