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# Surface Engineering

Automatically detected changes in RHEED videos can be used to understand the relationship between process controls and surface characteristics. Source shuttering or various annealing steps can be correlated with metrics extracted from RHEED pattern features to develop better control over surface termination. 

There are a number of examples in the [literature ](https://atomic-data-sciences.gitbook.io/product-docs/literature/rheed-analysis#clustering)demonstrate using the foundational clustering techniques employed in Atomscale to engineering surfaces.

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