Published September 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Contrast in supervoltage electron microscopy in bright-field imaging

  • 1. Presidency Coll., Calcutta (India). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Calcutta Univ. (India). Dept. of Physics

Description

The variation of the total scattering cross-section with the accelerating voltage of the electron beam in the range 100 KV to 1 MV has been given for various aperture angles of the objective lens and for amorphous films of five different elements giving rise to the scattering. The calculations are based on the single scattering theory of Lenz. A method has been described for the estimation of contrast in supervoltage microscopy of thin films of any element at any specified voltage and aperture angle, using the bright-field mode of operation. Conversely, the method can also be utilised for deducing the cross-section from the measured contrast of the electron microscopic image. A comparison has been made between the theoretically estimated cross-sections and those deduced experimentally. (author)

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Journal Title
Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., Part A
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
5
Series
Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., Part A.
Journal Page Range
448-455
ISSN
0370-0046

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Notes
6 refs., 4 figures.