Topics 3b,c Electron Microscopy - 1.0 Introduction and History

Topics 3b,c Electron Microscopy 1.0 Introduction and History • 1.1 Characteristic Information 2.0 Basic Principles • 2.1 Electron-Solid Interactions • 2.2 Electromagnetic Lenses • 2.3 Breakdown of an Electron Microscope • 2.4 Signal Detection and Display • 2.5 Operating Parameters 3.0 Instrumentation • 3.1 Sample Prep 4.0 Artifacts and Examples 5.0 Summary o Electron microscopes are scientific instruments that use a beam of energetic electrons to examine objects on a very fine scale. o Electron microscopes were developed due to the limitations of Light Microscopes which are limited by the physics of light.

• beam of energetic electrons
• interaction volume
• electron beam
• source to source
• source source
• cracks
• transmission electron microscope
• sample