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  • 61mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …

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  • 62splutter — [splut′ər] vi. [var. of SPUTTER] 1. to make hissing or spitting sounds, or to throw off particles in an explosive way, as something frying; sputter 2. to speak hurriedly and confusedly, as when excited or embarrassed vt. 1. to utter hurriedly and …

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  • 63Auger electron spectroscopy — (AES; Auger pronounced|oːʒeː in French) is a common analytical technique used specifically in the study of surfaces and, more generally, in the area of materials science. Underlying the spectroscopic technique is the Auger effect, as it has come… …

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  • 64Ion source — An ion source is an electro magnetic device that is used to create charged particles. These are used primarily within mass spectrometers or particle accelerators.Mass spectrometry In mass spectrometry, an ion source is a piece of equipment used… …

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  • 65The Butter Battle Book — Infobox Book | name = The Butter Battle Book title orig = translator = image caption = author = Dr. Seuss cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s literature publisher = Random House pub date = 1984… …

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  • 66Dieseling — or engine run on is a condition that can occur in spark plug, gasoline powered internal combustion engines, whereby the engine keeps running for a short period after being turned off, due to fuel igniting without a spark. Dieseling is so named… …

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  • 67Focused ion beam — Focused ion beam, also known as FIB, is a technique used particularly in the semiconductor and materials science fields for site specific analysis, deposition, and ablation of materials. The FIB is a scientific instrument that resembles a… …

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  • 68Bob Staake — Infobox Artist name = Bob Staake imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date and age |1957|09|27|mf=y location = Los Angeles, California, U.S. deathdate = deathplace = nationality = American field = illustration children s author… …

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  • 69Ohmic contact — An ohmic contact is a region on a semiconductor device that has been prepared so that the current voltage (I V) curve of the device is linear and symmetric. If the I V characteristic is non linear and asymmetric, the contact is not ohmic, but is… …

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  • 70Physical vapor deposition — (PVD) is a variety of vacuum deposition and is a general term used to describe any of a variety of methods to deposit thin films by the condensation of a vaporized form of the material onto various surfaces (e.g., onto semiconductor wafers). The… …

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