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Paper Abstract
This is the third of a series of papers discussing various causes of measurement uncertainty in scanned particle beam instruments,
and some of the solutions researched and developed at NIST. Scanned particle beam instruments especially the
scanning electron microscope (SEM) have gone through tremendous evolution to become indispensable tools for many and
diverse scientifi c and industrial applications. These improvements have signifi cantly enhanced their performance and made
them far easier to operate. But, ease of operation has also fostered operator complacency. In addition, the user-friendliness
has reduced the need for extensive operator training. Unfortunately, this has led to the concept that the SEM is just another
expensive digital camera or another peripheral device connected to a computer and that all of the issues related to obtaining
quality data have been solved. Hence, a person (or company) using these instruments may be lulled into thinking that all of
the potential pitfalls have been fully eliminated and they believe everything they see on the micrograph is always correct.
But, as described in this and the earlier presentations this may not be the case. The fi rst paper in this series discussed some
of the issues related to signal generation in the SEM, including instrument calibration, electron beam-sample interactions
and the need for physics-based modelling to understand the actual image formation mechanisms to properly interpret SEM
images. The second paper, discussed another major issue confronting the microscopist: specimen contamination and methods
of contamination elimination. This third paper, discusses vibration and drift and some useful solutions.
Paper Details
Date Published: 16 September 2014
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 9236, Scanning Microscopies 2014, 923605 (16 September 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2065235
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9236:
Scanning Microscopies 2014
Michael T. Postek; Dale E. Newbury; S. Frank Platek; Tim K. Maugel, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 9236, Scanning Microscopies 2014, 923605 (16 September 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2065235
Show Author Affiliations
Michael T. Postek, National Institute of Standards and Technology (United States)
András E. Vladár, National Institute of Standards and Technology (United States)
András E. Vladár, National Institute of Standards and Technology (United States)
Petr Cizmar, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9236:
Scanning Microscopies 2014
Michael T. Postek; Dale E. Newbury; S. Frank Platek; Tim K. Maugel, Editor(s)
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