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Use of a New Imaging Technique to Document Deformations Recorded in the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

Edward F. O'Neil*
Affiliation:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Hamlin M. Jennings
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
Jeffrey J. Thomas
Affiliation:
Northwestern University

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The introduction of the environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) greatly Improved the functionality of scanning electron microscope (SEM) technology by allowing objects to be imaged in water-vapor under low vacuum, and without the need for coating to facilitate electrical conductivity. The low vacuum environment allows Imaging of delicate structures, such as needlelike crystals, without fear of damaging the object in the process of viewing it.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2003

References

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