Definitions
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- noun physics A form of
luminescence produced by the bombardment of ametal or aphosphor byelectrons (as in a traditional television).
Etymologies
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cathodo- + luminescence.
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Inc. Images of zircon in cross section, as imaged by cathodoluminescence detector on a scanning electron microscope.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN GOODGE 2011
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Analyses are being made by traditional and state-of-the-art methods including standard petrography, cathodoluminescence, scanning electron microscope/backscattered electron imaging with energy dispersive X-ray analyses, X-ray energy mapping, and ultraviolet fluorescence.
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