Phase contrast electron microscope

Details Phase contrast electron microscope Phase contrast electron microscope

2007-03-13

2010-06-22

Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Inspection of solids or liquids by charged particles

Electron microscope type

C250S306000, C250S310000, C250S3960ML, C250S492100, C250S492300

Reexamination Certificate

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07741602

ABSTRACT:
A phase contrast electron microscope has an objective (8) with a back focal plane (10), a first diffraction lens (11), which images the back focal plane (10) of the objective (8) magnified into a diffraction intermediate image plane, a second diffraction lens (15) whose principal plane is mounted in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane and a phase-shifting element (16) which is mounted in or in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane. Also, a phase contrast electron microscope has an objective (8) having a back focal plane (10), a first diffraction lens (11), a first phase-shifting element and a second phase-shifting element which is mounted in or in the proximity of the diffraction intermediate image plane. The first diffraction lens (11) images the back focal plane of the objective magnified into a diffraction intermediate image plane and the first phase-shifting element is mounted in the back focal plane (10) of the objective (8). With the magnified imaging of the diffraction plane by the diffraction lens, the dimensional requirements imposed on the phase plate having the phase-shifting element are reduced.

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