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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
Multivariate statistical analysis of atom probe tomography data
Chad M Parish1, Michael K Miller
1Microscopy Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6064, USA. parishcm@ornl.gov
Abstract:
The application of spectrum imaging multivariate statistical analysis methods, specifically principal component analysis (PCA), to atom probe tomography (APT) data has been investigated. The mathematical method of analysis is described and the results for two example datasets are analyzed and presented. The first dataset is from the analysis of a PM 2000 Fe-Cr-Al-Ti steel containing two different ultrafine precipitate populations. PCA properly describes the matrix and precipitate phases in a simple and intuitive manner. A second APT example is from the analysis of an irradiated reactor pressure vessel steel. Fine, nm-scale Cu-enriched precipitates having a core-shell structure were identified and qualitatively described by PCA. Advantages, disadvantages, and future prospects for implementing these data analysis methodologies for APT datasets, particularly with regard to quantitative analysis, are also discussed.
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