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Phenom is a small, table-top sized scanning electron microscope (SEM) originally developed by Philips and FEI and further developed by Phenom-World.
File:Fruit Fly 1.jpg, The leg of a fruit fly imaged with the Phenom. Field of view is 101 um.
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US Patent #7906762 - Compact scanning electron microscope
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Phenom is a small, table-top sized scanning electron microscope (SEM) originally developed by Philips and FEI and further developed by Phenom-World.
Features
Themicroscope
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features a combination of optical
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and electron-optical images; the optical image enables a "Neverlost" function so operators may navigate to any point on the sample. Sample loading takes place in four seconds (to obtain the CMOS
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overview image) and 30 seconds into the vacuum
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space via rapid transfer technology (no conventional load lock).
The Phenom system user interface is controlled with a touch screen
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. It achieves magnifications of up to 100,000 times with a resolution of down to 15 nm. An optional fully integrated X-ray analysis ( EDS) system shows the composition of the sample in a few seconds..
Gallery
Diatoms
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imaged with the Phenom. Field of view is 50 um.
External links
*US Patent #7906762 - Compact scanning electron microscope
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