Spatial coherence of electron beams from field emitters and its effect on the resolution of imaged objects.

@article{Latychevskaia2017SpatialCO,
  title={Spatial coherence of electron beams from field emitters and its effect on the resolution of imaged objects.},
  author={Tatiana Latychevskaia},
  journal={Ultramicroscopy},
  year={2017},
  volume={175},
  pages={
          121-129
        }
}
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