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

Electron Detectors

There are several alternatives to the fluorescent screen for detecting electrons in electron microscopes. Some electron detectors play a major role in STEMs, TEMs, and AEMs/SEMs. Such detectors are usually one of two kinds: semiconductor (Si p-n junction) detectors or scintillatorphotomultiplier systems.