scanning transmission electron microscope

English

Noun

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

(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)

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