atom probe
noun
An instrument for ascertaining information about individual atoms in a sample; specifically one consisting of a field-ion microscope, in which ionized atoms evaporated from the sample surface are accelerated, and a mass spectrometer in which they are analysed.
Origin
1960s.
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