Method of performing tomographic imaging of sample in charged-particle microscope
A charged particle microscope and charged particle technology, applied in the field of tomography, can solve problems such as image resolution disappointment, and achieve the effect of reducing size and improving SNR
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[0077] figure 1 A highly schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a particular embodiment of a CPM in which the invention may be applied. In this case, the CPM is TEM.
[0078] The depicted TEM includes a vacuum housing 120 that is evacuated via a tube 121 connected to a vacuum pump 122 . A particle source in the form of an electron gun 101 generates an electron beam along an optical axis (imaging axis) 100 of the particles. For example, the electron source 101 can be a field emission gun, a Schottky emitter or a thermionic emitter. Electrons generated by source 101 are accelerated to an adjustable energy of typically 80 keV to 300 keV (but TEMs using electrons with adjustable energy of eg 50 keV to 500 keV are also known). Next, the accelerated electron beam passes through a beam confining aperture / aperture 103 provided in the platinum plate. In order to properly align the electron beam with aperture 103 , the beam can be diverted and tilted by means of deflec...
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[0092] Figure 2 shows the results of TEM imaging on biological samples. More specifically, these figures are used to illustrate the effect of different focus settings when imaging tilted samples. In each case, the plane (page) of a given figure can be considered to be the focal plane (FP) of the particle optics column used to image the sample onto the detector.
[0093] exist Figure 2A , the sample is posed such that its surface S (the distal side of the sample holder it rests on) is parallel to FP. Therefore, all points on S are basically in focus.
[0094] exist Figure 2B In , the same sample is tilted in such a way that S subtends the angle it makes with FP. As depicted here, the left region of the FP is intersected by the S so that this portion of the sample is in focus. The rest of the S is below (or above) the FP, and is thus out of focus, whereby one looks towards Figure 2B Steadily increasing blur as you move to the right of .
[0095] exist Figure 2C , the...
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