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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Reza Alani, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Barbara Louise Armbruster, Livermore, CA (US);
Richard John Mitro, San Ramon, CA (US);
Leszek Malaszewski, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Robert Michael Kozar, Prospect, PA (US);
Ronald Zolkowski, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shigeru Suzuki, Tachikawa, JP;
Gatan, Inc., Plesanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A side-entry specimen holder for transmission electron microscopy is provided. The specimen holder is capable of rotating a specimen and tilting it in two axes. The specimen, when mounted in the holder, can be tilted in the plus/minus direction of the X-axis, the plus/minus direction of the Y-axis, and simultaneously have the ability of 360° rotation in the axis of the electron beam to permit alignment of microstructural features of the specimen for optimal viewing and analysis.