Everhart-Thornley detector

noun

A secondary electron and back-scattered electron detector used in scanning electron microscopes.

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Meanings

nounEverhart-Thornley detector (plural Everhart-Thornley detectors)

plural Everhart-Thornley detectors

  1. A secondary electron and back-scattered electron detector used in scanning electron microscopes.

    Synonyms: ETD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA secondary electron and back-scattered electron detector used in scanning electron microscopes.

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ETD

Origin

Named after its designers, Thomas E. Everhart and Richard F. M. Thornley.

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Everhart-Thornley detector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Everhart-Thornley%20detector

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“Everhart-Thornley detector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Everhart-Thornley%20detector. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Everhart-Thornley detector,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Everhart-Thornley%20detector.

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