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Computer Control of Transmission Electron Microscopes: Possibilities, Concepts and Present Limitations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

E. Völki ,
L.F. Allard ,
T.A. Dodson  and
T.A. Nolan
E. Völki
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
L.F. Allard
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
T.A. Dodson
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
T.A. Nolan
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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The electron microscope laboratory at the High Temperature Materials Laboratory in Oak Ridge National Laboratory runs essentially film free. This is possible due to the use of TV-rate and slow-scan CCD cameras together with fast desktop computers connected through Ethernet to network servers for image storage; and a variety of hard copy output devices. In our experience, the functionality of a film-free laboratory goes beyond the simple replacement of film material with some other storage media. For example, the time and effort to produce a final hardcopy image has been reduced effectively from several hours to several minutes. At the same time, data accuracy has increased due to the high linearity of the CCD cameras and data safety is improved due to automated nightly backups.

Type
Research Article
Information
Microscopy Today , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 24 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 1996

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