US2939955A - Electron microscope - Google Patents

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US2939955A
US2939955A US721395A US72139558A US2939955A US 2939955 A US2939955 A US 2939955A US 721395 A US721395 A US 721395A US 72139558 A US72139558 A US 72139558A US 2939955 A US2939955 A US 2939955A
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Rommerts Jan Willem
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
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  • the displacement of .the object is limited to a few tenths of a millimetre. With a magnifying power of 10,000 the image of each tenth part of a millimetre becomes one metre, so that with a screen diameter of 10 cms. images can be produced of 10 different portions of the object when the latter is moved through this distance. It will be appreciated that substantially any displacement of the object, be it ever so slight, is visible on the image screen of the electron microscope. A rapid sequence of such movements results in lack of definition of the image. Therefore, an electron microscope must be arranged so that no vibration can penetrate to the object holder and if care is also taken that the holder is not caused to vibrate relatively to the microscope casing, the following causes of lack of definition are also eliminated.
  • the portion of the object which is to be registered photographically is adjusted in the ray beam by displacing the flat disc in which the object is disposed by means of an adjusting mechanism the rotary knobs of which are disposed adjacent the pick-up screen.
  • the knobs are connected by long rods to radially movable rods of adjusting screws which move the disc. Play in pivots and screw connections is absorbed by springs. It has been found that the adjustment frequently changes owing to the fact that, when the disc is displaced, the equilibrium of forces is not re-established immediately but after a slight time interval.
  • the image can also be produced by displacement of the object owing to the generation of heat in the energizing coils of the magnetic lenses by which the temperature of the wall is raised so that the wall expands.
  • the adjusting mechanism is secured to the wall so that the expansion thereof may slightly change the position of the object.
  • an object of the present invention to avoid these disadvantages.
  • means are provided by which a difierence in the pressures on each side of the fiat disc is produced pneumatically or hydraulically so that the flat disc is clamped in the axial direction against a stationary part of the microscope.
  • the microscope has a partition arranged parallel to and in close proximity to the fiat disc which acts as the object holder.
  • the side nited States Patent Patented June 7, 1960 "ice of this partition facing the holder is provided with an annular recess which is bounded by sealing rings between the partition and the disc.
  • a duct in which the pressure can be varied opens into the space so defined.
  • the microscope is evacuated by means of an evacuation device, the duct can communicate with this device.
  • a three-way cock inserted into the pipe providing this communication enables the duct to be connected in one position of the cock to the evacuation device and in the other position to the space outside the microscope.
  • the supply duct and the space can be filled with a liquid, the supply duct being connected to a container for the liquid in which the pressure can be varied.
  • This pressure variation can be effected by means of a mechanical pressure device or by means of compressed air.
  • Fig. 1 shows the part of an electron microscope containing the fiat disc in which the object is arranged
  • Fig. 2 is a detail comprising an embodiment of a device by which a pressure difference is transmitted to the disc by means of a liquid.
  • magnet coils 1 and 2 serve to produce the magnetic fields for energizing pole pieces 3 and 4 of magnetic material disposed one on each side of the object to be irradiated.
  • the pole pieces are provided with a passage 5 for the electron beam, their ends being slightly spaced apart.
  • an object 6 an image of which is to be formed by means of an electron beam on a pick-up screen or a photographic plate or film which are not shown in the drawing.
  • the object 6 is secured to a holder comprising a thin rod 7 which is inserted into a bore of a flat disc 8.
  • the disc 8 has a central bore for the passage of the electron beam.
  • the rod 7 is provided with a knob 9 which projects beyond the microscope and by means of which the object can be removed from the bore of the fiat disc in order to be replaced by another.
  • the object If an image is to be produced of an object portion other than that located centrally of the beam, the object is displaced. To this end the flat disc 8 bears in a groove 10 provided in the Wall 11 of the microscope, the diameter of this groove slightly exceeding that of the disc 8, so that the latter has a certain amount of clearance in every direction in a plane at right angles to the beam axis.
  • the means by which the required displacement of the fiat disc can be effected are known per se, the figure showing only a radially extending connecting rod 12 by which the adjusting motion is transmitted to the disc 8.
  • the beam channel 5 extends through the pole pieces 3 and 4 and is sealed between them and the disc 8. Sealing can be effected by means of rubber rings 13 and 14 of circular cross-section.
  • the disc 8 On each side of the space containing the object the disc 8 is provided with a central recess 15 and 16 respectively into which the conical ends of the pole pieces 3 and 4 extend. The recesses are slightly wider than the conical ends, so that they do not impede the movement of the disc.
  • the flat disc is arranged parallel to a partition 18 of the microscope housing which fits within the groove 10 of the wall 11.
  • This partition is made of non-magnetic material.
  • the partition 18 is provided with an annular recess 19 so that it is in contact with the flat disc 8 along a narrow circumferential rim 21 only.
  • the recess 19 is provided with 7 3 nibberrin'gs22'and23 which provide the seal between the disc Sand the partition 18.
  • Provision is made of a duct 24 which opens into the space 19 between the disc 8 and the partition 18 and passes through the wall 11.
  • the duct is connected to a pipe containing a threeway cock 26; Throughthe pipe25 and a passage 27 in theme 26 the duct 24'can be connected to a suction pipe 28 which is connected to a device for evacuating the beam channel in" the microscope.
  • the cock 26 is turnedto'the left through an angle of 90, the duct 24' and the pipe 25 are connected to anair inlet 29.
  • the three-way cook 26 When the adjustment of the object is to be changed, so that the flat disc 8'r'nust be displaced, the three-way cook 26 is in the position in which the duct 24 and consequently the space 19 are filled with air. Thus, displacement of the disc 8 canbe normally efiected by means of the adjusting means through the rod 12.
  • the three-way cock 26 When the object is correctly positioned, the three-way cock 26 is turned to the right through 90 so that the space 19 is connected to the pipe 2 8 and evacuated. Owing to the difference between the pressures on both sides of the disc 8, the latter is firmly clamped to the partition 18 and this ensures that the required adjustment is accurately maintained during registration.
  • the wall 11 is divided in two parts along a plane 30.
  • a liquid container 31 is connected to the wall 11 of the microscope by means of a screw cap 32 so that the aperture 33 and the duct 24 are aligned
  • the space 19, the duct 24 and the container 31 are filled with a liquid.
  • the wall 34 of the container 31 is corrugated" and consequently the container is slightly compressible.”
  • the pressure is exerted by means of a wing bolt 35 which is screwed in a holder 36 and engages an embossed por-.
  • An electron microscope comprising an envelope 7 housing an object chamber, an electron lens system arranged within sa'idichambercomprising a pair of axially aligned tubular pole-pieces, a pair of axially aligned focussing coils, each of said coils surrounding one of said tubular pole-pieces, a;di sc interposed between the polepieces and having a central aperture therein, the surrounding portions of which interfit with corresponding surface portions of the tubular pole-pieces to form herewith adischarge path for an electron beam through said 7 disc, aresilient sealing member connecting the adjoining surface portions'of the disc and each pole-piece, means to position the disc transversely relative to the discharge path, a transverse partition member having an annular recess surrounding a portion of one pole-piece and defining with said disc an enclosed space, said partition being provided with a passageway connecting said enclosed space to'the'outside of the microscope through an aperture in the envelope, a resilient member in said annular recess connecting said partition
  • An electron microscope comprising an envelope housing an object chamber, an electron lens system arranged within said chamber'comprising a pair of axially aligned tubular pole-pieces; a pair of axially aligned focu'ssing coils, each of said coils surroundingone of said tubular pole-pieces, a disc interposed between the polepieces and having a central aperture therein, the surrounding portions of which interfit with corresponding surface portions of thetubular pole-pieces to form therewith a discharge path for an electron beam through said disc, a resilient sealing member connecting the adjoiningsurface portions of the disc and each pole-piece, means to position the disc transversely relative to the discharge path, a transverse partition member having an annular recess surrounding a portion of one pole-piece and defining with said disc an enclosedspace, said partition being provided with a passageway connecting the enclosed space to the outside of the microscope through an; aperture in'the envelope, a resilient member in said annular recess'connecting said partition and said disc, and three-way valve
  • An electron microscope comprising an envelope housing an :object chamber, an electron lensfsystem a r-V ranged within said chamber comprising a pair of axially aligned tubular pole-pieces, a pair of axially aligned focussing coils, each of said coils surrounding one of said tubular pole-pieces, a disc interposed between the polepieces and having' a central aperture therein, the surrounding portions of which interfit with rcorrespondingsurface portions of thetubularpole-pieces to form therea with a discharge path for 'an electron beam through said disc, a resilient sealing member connecting the adjoining surface portions of the disc and each pole-piece,1me'ans to.
  • a transverse partition member havingan annular recess surrounding a portion of one pole-piece and defining with said disc an enclosed space, said partition being provided with a passageway connectingthe enclosed space to the outsideot the microscope through, an aperturein the envelope, a resilient member-in said annular recess connecting said partition and said disc, a vessel containing a fluid connected tosaid passageway on' the outside of said 'enverd e, and means to control the pressure of said fluid inis'aidi passageway to thereby move said disc transverse partition.

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US3173005A (en) * 1960-02-22 1965-03-09 Suzuki Shigeo Magnetic objective lens for an electron microscope
US3218457A (en) * 1962-08-29 1965-11-16 Philips Corp Specimen holder for electron microscope
US3222496A (en) * 1962-04-18 1965-12-07 Int Resistance Co Apparatus for working materials by means of an electron beam
US3526766A (en) * 1967-02-24 1970-09-01 Max Planck Gesellschaft Adjustable pole-shoe lens assembly for corpuscular ray devices and method for adjusting the same
US3939353A (en) * 1972-05-22 1976-02-17 Kabushiki Kaisha Akashi Seisakusho Electron microscope specimen mounting apparatus
CN117739612A (zh) * 2023-07-12 2024-03-22 西湖大学 无液氦消耗循环制冷系统及液氦温区电子显微镜

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US1041028A (en) * 1911-09-05 1912-10-15 Charles F Church Holding device.
US2133518A (en) * 1937-08-20 1938-10-18 William C Huebner Vacuum holder
US2655601A (en) * 1949-04-09 1953-10-13 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Electron microscope

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US1041028A (en) * 1911-09-05 1912-10-15 Charles F Church Holding device.
US2133518A (en) * 1937-08-20 1938-10-18 William C Huebner Vacuum holder
US2655601A (en) * 1949-04-09 1953-10-13 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Electron microscope

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3173005A (en) * 1960-02-22 1965-03-09 Suzuki Shigeo Magnetic objective lens for an electron microscope
US3222496A (en) * 1962-04-18 1965-12-07 Int Resistance Co Apparatus for working materials by means of an electron beam
US3218457A (en) * 1962-08-29 1965-11-16 Philips Corp Specimen holder for electron microscope
US3526766A (en) * 1967-02-24 1970-09-01 Max Planck Gesellschaft Adjustable pole-shoe lens assembly for corpuscular ray devices and method for adjusting the same
US3939353A (en) * 1972-05-22 1976-02-17 Kabushiki Kaisha Akashi Seisakusho Electron microscope specimen mounting apparatus
CN117739612A (zh) * 2023-07-12 2024-03-22 西湖大学 无液氦消耗循环制冷系统及液氦温区电子显微镜

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