Structural Parts of A Light and Electron Microscope and Their Functions
Structural Parts of A Light and Electron Microscope and Their Functions
Structural Parts of A Light and Electron Microscope and Their Functions
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YEAR & SECTION: BSF-II A
Microscopes that use accelerated electrons for illumination are called electron
microscopes. This is a microscope with high resolution images, capable of magnifying
objects in nanometres. In a vacuum, electrons are controlled and captured on a
phosphorescent screen to form these objects. A German engineer and professor
named Ernst Ruska (1906-1988) built the first electron microscope in 1931, and his
principles still govern modern electron microscopes (Aryal, 2022).
1. Electron gun - The electron gun is a heated tungsten filament, which generates
electrons.
Light microscopes use visible light and lenses to magnify and observe
specimens. Electron microscopes use beams of electrons to produce highly detailed
images of small specimens, often down to the nanometer scale. Electron microscopes
provide higher resolution than light microscopes but are limited in the types of
specimens they can examine because they require the specimen to be thinly
sectioned and vacuum-coated. Light microscopes are less expensive and more
versatile, but have lower resolution.
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