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Basics of EBSD

EBSD Experiments

Undertaking Experiments

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System Components
Pattern Formation
Interpreting the diffraction pattern
Calibration
Indexing
Band Intensity
Summary

Basics of EBSD

Band Intensity

The mechanisms giving rise to the Kikuchi band intensities and profile shapes are complex. As an approximation, the intensity of a Kikuchi band for the plane (hkl) is given by:

(Equation 4)

where f_i(θ)  is the atomic scattering factor for electrons and (x_i y_i z_i)  are the fractional coordinates in the unit cell for atom i. An observed diffraction pattern should be compared with a simulation calculated using equation 4, to ensure only planes that produce visible Kikuchi bands are used when solving the diffraction pattern (Figure 11). This is especially important when working with materials with more than one atom type.

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