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crystal orientation

crystal orientation

"Crystal orientation" is defined by the plane (Miller) indices of the lattice plane of a crystal. In observation of an electron microscope image using a TEM, the particular crystal orientation (usually, orientation expressed by the low-order indices) is aligned to the direction of the incident electron beam. The use of a Kikuchi pattern enables us to easily align the crystal orientation with high accuracy.

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