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ightness knob" actually changes the size of the spot on the sample; changing it from<br />

a wide dispersed spot to a pinpoint beam.<br />

3. The beam is restricted by the condenser aperture (usually user selectable), knocking<br />

out high angle electrons (those far from the optic axis, the dotted line down the center)<br />

4. The beam strikes the specimen and parts of it are transmitted<br />

5. This transmitted portion is focused by the objective lens into an image<br />

6. Optional Objective and Selected Area metal apertures can restrict the beam; the<br />

Objective aperture enhancing contrast by blocking out high-angle diffracted electrons,<br />

the Selected Area aperture enabling the user to examine the periodic diffraction of<br />

electrons by ordered arrangements of atoms in the sample<br />

7. The image is passed down the column through the intermediate and projector lenses,<br />

being enlarged all the way<br />

8. The image strikes the phosphor image screen and light is generated, allowing the user<br />

to see the image. The darker areas of the image represent those areas of the sample<br />

that fewer electrons were transmitted through (they are thicker or denser). The lighter<br />

areas of the image represent those areas of the sample that more electrons were<br />

transmitted through (they are thinner or less dense)<br />

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)<br />

SEMs are patterned after Reflecting Light Microscopes and yield<br />

similar information:<br />

Topography<br />

The surface features of an object or "how it looks", its texture;<br />

detectable features limited to a few manometers<br />

Morphology<br />

The shape, size and arrangement of the particles making up the<br />

object that are lying on the surface of the sample or have been<br />

exposed by grinding or chemical etching; detectable features limited<br />

to a few manometers<br />

Composition<br />

The elements and compounds the sample is composed of and their relative ratios, in<br />

areas ~ 1 micrometer in diameter<br />

Crystallographic Information<br />

The arrangement of atoms in the specimen and their degree of order; only useful on<br />

single-crystal particles >20 micrometers<br />

A detailed explanation of how a typical SEM functions follows (refer to the diagram below):

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