scanning transmission electron microscope

English

Noun

scanning transmission electron microscope (plural scanning transmission electron microscopes) (abbreviated as: STEM)

1. (physics) An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.

Derived terms

• monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope
• scanning transmission electron microscopy

Translations

electron microscope that transmits a narrow beam

• Finnish: pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi
• Japanese: 走査型透過電子顕微鏡 (sōsagata tōka denshi kenbikyō)