Fig. 1: Experimental geometry of momentum-resolved EELS.

a, Schematic representation of the geometry of ω–q vibrational EELS measurements using a rectangular slot collection aperture. b, Experimental diffraction pattern along the NiO \([\bar{1}10]\) zone axis at a 2.25 mrad convergence angle, with the monochromating slit inserted, showing the orientation of the slot EELS collection aperture along the 220 row of systematic Bragg reflections in diffraction space. Scale bar, 2.5 Å−1, 20 mrad.