NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.
Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.
An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Analytical Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy: Extending the Capabilities of a Conventional SEM Using an Off-the-Shelf Transmission Detector
Published
Author(s)
Jason Holm, Bob R. Keller
Abstract
This work demonstrates how a modular transmission detector can be used to extend the analytical capabilities of a conventional SEM. By implementing a new sample holder and aperture system, we show that high angle and other dark field imaging techniques are compatible with one particular modular transmission detector, thereby enabling atomic number contrast.
Holm, J.
and Keller, B.
(2015),
Analytical Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy: Extending the Capabilities of a Conventional SEM Using an Off-the-Shelf Transmission Detector, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2015 Meeting, Portland, OR, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927615010119, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=918051
(Accessed October 10, 2025)