Transmission Electron Microscopy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Transmission_Electron_Microscopy
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Microscopy_technique
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TEM
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:crystallographer
viruses
cell organelles
defects in materials
gptkbp:awarded Nobel Prize in Physics 1986 (to Ernst Ruska)
gptkbp:category gptkb:Analytical_technique
gptkb:Imaging_technology
Biological research tool
Materials science tool
gptkbp:developedBy 1930s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ernst_Ruska
gptkbp:operatesIn high vacuum
gptkbp:powerSource high voltage electrons
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cryo-Electron_Microscopy
gptkb:Scanning_Electron_Microscopy
gptkbp:requires gptkb:electron_gun
electromagnetic lenses
ultra-thin samples
gptkbp:resolution sub-nanometer
up to 2 million times
gptkbp:samplePreparation embedding
staining
sectioning
gptkbp:sensorType gptkb:photographic_film
CCD camera
fluorescent screen
gptkbp:usedFor material characterization
imaging at nanometer scale
biological specimen analysis
gptkbp:uses electron beam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grain_Boundaries_in_Metals
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transmission Electron Microscopy