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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.
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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.
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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.
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LVEM5 Software and digital imaging
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