Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

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

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

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Pulsed Electron Beam in Electron Microscopy

Table 692 lists some common examples of generations and applications of pulsed electron beams in electron microscopy.

Table 692. Generations and applications of pulsed electron beams in electron microscopy.

EM Pulse Width Interval between Two Pulses / Frequency Pulse Mechanism Application Reference
TEM 2 ps or 14 ps 12.5 ns / 80 MHz RF-cavity chopped-beam (see page677) Mitigate specimen radiation damage  [1]
2 ps or 14 ps (152 ps or 165 ps) / ~6 GHz
TEM 300 fs  100 μs / 10 kHz 

Pulsed electron beam generation based on laser-based photoelectron emission (see page2637)

Time-resolved studies of dynamic processes at the atomic and molecular levels.  [1]
5 μs​ / 200 kHz
<100 fs /  10 THz [2]
EM ns to µs   Electrostatic beam deflection (beam blanking) (see page2464)      
EM ns   Field emission with modulated voltage (see page704)      
Electron beam lithography and EM 10 ps to 100 ns   Microwave and pulsed RF-based guns  (see page510)      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] David J. Flannigan, Elisah J. VandenBussche, Pulsed-beam transmission electron microscopy and radiation damage, Micron, 172, 103501, 2023.
[2] Vladimir A. Lobastov, Ramesh Srinivasan, and Ahmed H. Zewail, Four-dimensional ultrafast electron microscopy, 102 (20) 7069-7073, 2005.