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Publication
Science
Paper
A tunneling spectroscopy study of molecular degradation due to electron irradiation
Abstract
Electron tunneling spectroscopy has been used to characterize the degradation of β-D-fructose after electron bombardment in a scanning electron microscope. The decrease in intensity of various vibrational bands is correlated with structural changes in the molecule, thereby providing a detailed picture of the degradation process.