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Devices and systems for spatial averaging of electron backscatter diffraction patterns

US9791390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2016
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N23/20058
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A diffraction pattern is averaged with adjacent diffraction patterns to increase a signal to noise ratio thereof and improve indexing accuracy. The pixels of a diffraction pattern image are averaged with a correlated pixel from one or more adjacent diffraction patterns. Noise artifacts are reduced in intensity, while signals present in each of the patterns reinforce one another to produce an averaged diffraction pattern which is then indexed.

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