Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

Chapter/Index: Introduction | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Appendix

Energy of Backscattered Electrons

BSEs (backscattered electrons) are those incident electrons that undergo elastic scattering from the SEM sample, resulting in changing their direction while losing little energy. Therefore, the energy of BSEs is almost the same as that of the primary electrons (PEs).