Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
EBSD Patterns from different δ-phase (fcc) grains in a Plutonium-Gallium Alloy. The sample prep was particularly difficult. The sample was electropolished then placed in an Auger Microprobe and surface contaminant layers removed using ion sputtering. A special "suitcase" was built to transfer the sample under vacuum to the SEM for examination by EBSD.
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C. J. Boehlert, T. G. Zocco, R. K. Schulze, J. N. Mitchell and R. A. Pereyra (2003). "Electron backscatter diffraction of a plutonium-gallium alloy." Journal of Nuclear Materials 312: 67-75.