SLIDE 10 TEM
- Patterned after transmission light optical microscopes
- Yield Following Information:
– Morphology
- Size shape and arrangement of particles, precipitates, etc.
– Crystallographic information
– Compositional Information
- If proper detector is present
The TEM is analogous to the transmission LOM
Source Condenser system Stage Objective lens Final imaging system Observation and recording system
x y z
+ Tilt & rotation Vacuum column Apertures
x y z
1 in 1020 electrons are collected <1 in 106 photons are collected
TEM LOM
Phosphor screen; film; digital recording system Eyepiece or TV screen; film; digital recording system
Light source Electron gun
Components of the TEM
- Source – filament plus anode plates with
applied accelerating voltage.
- Condenser Lenses – electromagnetic lenses
adjusted by lens currents not position.
- Specimen Stage – allows translations and tilts.
- Objective Lens – usually <50X.
- Imaging System – multiple electromagnetic
lenses below the objective: set magnification, focal plane (image vs. diffraction pattern).
- Observation – fluorescent screen, plate film,
CCD camera.
x y z
+ Tilt & rotation Vacuum column 1 in 1020 electrons are collected
Phosphor screen; film; digital recording system
Electron gun
Adapted from B.D. Huey, MMAT322 Lecture Notes, University of Connecticut (2005)
Condensor Lenses
ELECTROMAGNETIC lenses focus the electron beam to as small a spot as is
equivalent to convex lenses in optical lens systems.
Light Source
OPTICAL LENS
Cu coils Soft Fe pole pieces
N S N S
Electron Source
MAGNETIC LENS
Adapted from B.D. Huey, MMAT322 Lecture Notes, University of Connecticut (2005)