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Transmission electron microscopy

Transmission electron microscopy is a very important tool in materials science for investigating the fine-scale structure of materials. This TLP serves as an introduction to the basic concepts and structure of the transmission electron microscope.

TEM specimen holders

Aims
Before you start
Introduction
TEM structure
Illumination: Electron Source
Illumination: Condenser System
Image formation
Viewing images
Summary
Questions
Going further

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First created: November 2007.



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