Advances in Electron Microscope Technology

TEAM designs world's highest resolution microscope

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences is funding this $25 million microscopy project, called the Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope (TEAM).

SESAM and UHRTEM

Carl Zeiss SMT is advancing the TEM capabilities through the development of two high end Energy Filtering Transmission Electron Microscopes.

The UHRTEM (Ultra High Resolution TEM) has obtained record sub-Ångstrom imaging in 2005. Key elements of the design include an electron optical correction of spherical aberration based on the work of Prof. Harald Rose, a monochromator reduces the inherent energy spread in the electron beam, and an In-column energy filter of the corrected Omega design.

The SESAM- (Sub-Electronvolt-Sub-Ångstrom-Microscope) designed for the highest performance for energy filtering-applications. The TEM is equipped with Mandoline filter that incorporates a total of 9 magnetic multiple elements to provide aberration correction up to the 3rd order.

For more information visit http://www.smt.zeiss.com/nts and search for "Breaking Through the Barrier" or "Future development – the SESAM/UHRTEM Project" in the articles section. From Carl Zeiss SMT

New development in FESEM Technology

The development of the scanning electron microscope and technological improvements to the original design. From Carl Zeiss SMT