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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Milos Toth, Portland, OR (US);
William Ralph Knowles, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Rae Knowles, Legal Representative, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Milos Toth, Portland, OR (US);
William Ralph Knowles, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Rae Knowles, legal representative, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning transmission electron microscope operated with the sample in a high pressure environment. A preferred detector uses gas amplification by converting either scattered or unscattered transmitted electrons to secondary electrons for efficient gas amplification.