Table of Contents

 Protrain - Everything About Working With Electron Microscopes

 M5 A Basic Introduction to the Transmission Electron Microscope  Version 6

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Chapter 1 

Developing Microscopy & Creating an Image

Creating an Image - Using Lenses- Electron-Specimen Reactions - Lens Actions - Electron Lenses - Alignment and Stigmator Coils

Chapter 2

The Transmission Electron Microscope

The Electron Column - The Electron Source - The Electron Gun Circuit - Lens Aberrations - The Condenser System - Illumination Focus - The Specimen Stage - A Eucentric Stage - Creating an Image - Image Focus and Diffraction - Simple Magnification Systems - Modern Imaging Systems - The Lens Actions

Chapter 3

The Transmission Electron Microscope Vacuum System

A Vacuum System - Contamination & Anticontamination -  Rotary Pumps - Scroll Pumps - Diffusion Pumps -  Turbo Molecular and Ion Pumps - Vacuum Gauges - Basic Vacuum Systems - The TEM Vacuum System

Chapter 4

Alignment Procedures

Alignment Set Up Conditions - Emission meters - Saturation - Alignment of the Gun and Condenser -  The Diffraction Centre - Voltage and Current Alignment- Objective Aperture Alignment - Alignment Errors 

Chapter 5

Advanced Operating Procedures

Filament Modifications - Alternative Electron Sources - Optimising the Cathode Operation - Accelerating Voltage Selection - Illumination Coherence - Fresnel Fringes - Optimising the Condenser System - Specimen Holders - Specimen Thickness - The Objective Lens - Low Magnification and Scanning - Magnification Calibration - Focus & Optimum Under Focus -The Diffraction-Image Relationships - Crystal Lattice Imaging - Photographic Procedures - Digital Imaging

Chapter 6

Routine Maintenance Procedures

Cleaning Areas - Filament Positioning - Cleaning by Hand - Ultra Sonic Cleaning -  Condenser Cleaning - Specimen Area and Objective Maintenance - Cleaning Dangers - Column Cleaning

Updated 06/10/2011