microanalysermicroanalyzern.
/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈanəlʌɪzə/, /ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈanl̩ʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈænlˌaɪzər/ An instrument used in microanalysis; esp. an instrument that utilizes an electron probe and X-ray spectrometer to determine the elemental composition and chemical structure of a specimen.
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1940 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 175 194 (in figure) To Pirani [gauge], microanalyser etc.
1943 Science 17 Dec. 10/1 Chemical elements composing..extremely minute submicroscopic objects..can be identified in a few minutes by a new instrument, the electron microanalyzer, developed by Dr. James Hillier, of RCA Laboratories at Princeton.
1959 Electronic Engin. 31 680/1 In the Hinxton Hall microanalyser the specimen surface is scanned at slow speed by an electron beam focused to a diameter of less than one micron.
1987 Physics Bull. Mar. 91/2 The unit..features two transmission electron microscopes, two scanning electron microscopes, an electron probe microanalyser and a scanning Auger microscope.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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