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Scanning electron microscope

An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.

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    An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.

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scanning electron micrographnounAn image produced with a scanning electron microscope.
scanning electron microscopynounmicroscopy using a scanning electron microscope
electronogramnounThe image produced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
scanning tunneling microscopenounA device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.
stemnounThe stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
electron microscopenounAny of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.
electron micrographnounA micrograph produced using an electron microscope.
transmission electron microscopenounA form of electron microscope in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample.
electronmicrographnounAlternative form of electron micrograph. [A micrograph produced using an electron microscope.]
electronmicrographynounThe generation of electron micrographs.
field emission microscopynoun(physics) a technique that uses field emission of electrons or positive ions from the needle-shaped tip of an emitter to produce a magnified image of the emitter surface (showing each atom) on a fluorescent screen
electronmicroscopynounAlternative form of electron microscopy. [microscopy carried out using an electron microscope]
electromicroscopenounElectron microscope.
line scannounAn image built up from such scans.
transmission electron microscopynounA form of electron microscopy in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample
multislicenoun(chiefly attributive) A method for simulating the interaction of an electron beam with matter, used in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images.
microscannounA very small-scale scan
electron microscopynounmicroscopy carried out using an electron microscope
electromicrographnounElectron micrograph.
supermicroscopynoun(sciences) Very powerful microscopy, such as atomic force microscopy or electron microscopy.

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