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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Mooney, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Daniel Moonen, Haarlem, NL;
Inventors:
Paul Mooney, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Daniel Moonen, Haarlem, NL;
Assignee:
Gatan, Inc., Warrendale, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lens-coupled camera for an electron microscope is disclosed. The camera includes a CCD, a scintillator, at least one lens, and a mirror, such that at least the CCD and scintillator are housed in the vacuum chamber of the electron microscope, which has only one vacuum chamber. In a further embodiment, the CCD, scintillator, lens and mirror are affixed to a fixed mechanical linkage such that the CCD, scintillator, lens and mirror move together when the camera is retracted.