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Calibration of Electron Microscopes: How to Do This, How Often, Pitfalls and Problems

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Author(s)

Michael T. Postek

Abstract

This is the highly edited text of a presentation made during the Microscopy and Microanalysis session on core facility management regarding the calibration of electron microscopes. This segment of the presentation was regarding the calibration of scanning electron microscopes and is a compilation of work previously published.
Citation
Microscopy Today

Keywords

accurate, magnifiction, scanning electron microscope, standard reference materials

Citation

Postek, M. (2002), Calibration of Electron Microscopes: How to Do This, How Often, Pitfalls and Problems, Microscopy Today (Accessed October 15, 2025)

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Created September 1, 2002, Updated February 19, 2017
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