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The LVEM5 is a product very unique to its industry. Although the
electron microscope has gone through decades of improvement and change
- and continues to do so – no single development has changed the face
of electron microscopy more than the introduction of the LVEM5. The
LVEM5’s benchtop footprint is more than 90% smaller than its closest
cousin. And the fact that the LVEM5 has TEM, SEM, STEM, Electron
Diffraction and digital imaging makes it a technology to be taken
seriously. Click here
for a chart comparing the LVEM5 to its classical counterparts.
In broad terms
the LVEM5 can be analyzed from an architectural or functional
perspective.
Architecturally, the smallest electron microscope in the world draws
on years of research and design, all focused on the elusive challenge
that all electron microscope manufacturers have tackled ; “how
can we dramatically reduce the size of electron microscopes without
compromising function?” The engineers at Delong (formerly of
Tesla – for a historical perspective please click here)
utilized out-of-the-box
thinking and have designed a TEM no bigger than a desktop PC. More
remarkable still is that the LVEM5 not only maintains competitive
specifications including nanometer resolution, but actually adds
valuable contrast improvements over classical EM imaging. More on the LVEM5 Architecture
Functionally, the LVEM5 is a full-fledged, multi-mode
electron microscope with a user friendly interface. The LVEM5 includes
TEM, SEM, STEM and Electron Diffraction modes so that multiple imaging
data can be accumulated for any single given sample at the microscale
and the nanoscale; TEM and STEM modes provide internal structure
detail, SEM provides surface structure detail and electron diffraction
provides detailed information on molecular and atomic orientation.
Transitioning between the modes is quick and seamless as are the sample
exchange procedures. More on
the LVEM5 Functionality
The LVEM5 comes complete with software solution for
LVEM5 control and imaging. The control software allows the user to
manipulate the microscope’s column components for a wide range of
functions including column alignment and optimal focusing. The imaging
software allows the user to optimize image results by adjusting
lighting and digital camera
parameters, and also has
a comprehensive set of tools for image archiving and analysis.
More on the
LVEM5 Software and digital imaging
 
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