Definition of ballistic electron emission microscopy in English:
ballistic electron emission microscopy
noun
Physics
A technique in which a scanning tunnelling microscope tip is used to inject ballistic electrons into a sample consisting of at least two layers, in order to investigate the interface between the layers.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Scientific American.
Definition of ballistic electron emission microscopy in US English:
ballistic electron emission microscopy
noun
Physics
A technique in which a scanning tunnelling microscope tip is used to inject ballistic electrons into a sample consisting of at least two layers, in order to investigate the interface between the layers.