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How does such a microscope work?

The optical microscope has been known since the 17th century.

The modern optical microscope has magnification of about 10,000 times and makes it possible for the human eye to distinguish objects that are two ten-thousandths of a millimeter away from each other.

It is this resolving power of the microscope, i.e.

the ability to distinguish two very close objects in an image, which is one of the most important parameters.

The level of magnification just makes it possible to picture how the image was enlarged.

However, it does not say whether we can see anything in the picture.

A human eye, at its best, has only a resolution of 0.2 millimeters, while the optical microscope has two ten-thousandths of a millimeter, and the electron microscope has up to 50 picometers.

Wait a minute.

That's too many numbers.

Well, it's as if you were watching a tennis match from the moon and were still able to follow the small tennis ball.

Mmm, interesting.

Let's go back to the optical microscope.

When attempting to reach a better resolution, scientists encountered the limit of the wavelength of the light used for the illumination of the sample.

It was not possible to distinguish points closer than several hundreds of nanometers.

In 1920, it was discovered that accelerated electrons in a vacuum can act as light, while the wavelength of these electrons is about 100,000 times smaller than light.

It was also discovered that electric and magnetic fields influence electrons similarly to how lenses and mirrors influence the light.

Hey, who is this handsome fellow?

That's Dr.

Ernst Ruska, who assembled the first electron microscope in 1931, and after more than 50 years, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention.

Well, the main thing is that he lived to receive it.

I am still waiting.

I would still like to know what an electron actually is.

An electron is the negatively charged particle of an atom orbiting around the nucleus.

It can be released by heat or an electric field.

Electrons are 2,000 times lighter than the smallest atom.

Thus, they can easily be stopped or diverted when hitting materials.

Now I see.

That's why there must be a vacuum in the microscope.

Great!

The column of the electron microscope consists of basically the same parts as the optical one.

However, the source of light is replaced by the so-called electron guns and the glass lenses by electromagnetic ones.

The electron beam is produced by an electron gun, in which, for example, a tungsten filament can be placed as the electron source.

The beam is produced by heaving the filament up to 2700 degrees Celsius and connecting it to high voltage.

The higher the voltage, the higher the energy of the electrons.

The electrons accelerated by 300 kilovolts almost reach the speed of light.

However, to reach a high resolution, the accelerating voltage and series of lenses must be immensely stable.

stable.

The power cabinet contains a number of sources whose output voltage or current fluctuate not more than one millionth of the output value.

I probably understand, but don't you have another example?

The one with Tinnis was excellent.

I do.

Try to imagine that the allowed voltage fluctuation in a common socket has the height of Mount Everest.

Then, the allowed voltage fluctuation of a 200 kilovolt high voltage source has the height of only 7 centimeters.

Such stability needs very efficient and sophisticated electronic circuits.

You see how good you are with examples?

Let's go on.

Since electrons move freely only in a vacuum, there must be a vacuum in the entire column.

To achieve this, vacuum pumps are used.

Various levels of vacuum are needed.

The highest is around the electron gun.

The difference between common air pressure and residual pressure in the microscope is about 10 orders of magnitude.

So it means that the probability that an electron will hit an air molecule under this pressure when passing through the column is zero?

Yes, almost zero.

However, dozens of millions to billions of electrons hit the samples per second.

Poor lizard.

Electromagnetic lenses focus the electron beam on the examined sample in an optimal way.

During its entire journey, the electron beam goes through a number of apertures with various diameters.

The smallest ones can be just a few thousandths of a millimeter.

These apertures stop electrons undesirable for creating the image.

The electron beam hits the observed object and it either scans its surface step by step as if it were reading an inscription on the wall with a torch at night or it goes through the sample and shows its inner structure.

I see and according to the way the electron beam hits the sample we distinguish two basic types of electron microscopes scanning and and transmission.

Exactly.

The sample for the transmission electron microscope is very thin, several hundred nanometers, and it is placed on a grid.

If it wasn't thin, electrons would be stopped and no image would be created in the transmission microscope.

There are various holders available for the examination of samples in the transmission microscope.

depending on the application a customer would like to use.

Here we can see a holder where more samples can be placed at the same time.

On the other hand, the sample examined in the scanning microscope can be bigger, even dozens of centimeters.

Therefore, the scanning microscope is always used where information about the surface of the sample is required.

Yes, the only requirement is that the sample must withstand a vacuum and the irradiation with electrons.

A holder is not necessary.

Samples are placed in a small table which is placed under the electron column.

As soon as the electron beam hits the sample or scans through it, various detectors placed in the microscope create the final image.

And can I manipulate the sample placed this way in the microscope?

You are right that it is not enough to move most of the examined objects along a horizontal axis.

Information can be gained from various depths of the sample and we can observe them if we slightly turn the sample.

The sample holder in the transmission microscope is inserted through a vacuum interlock in the goniometer.

This enables not only movement along the X and Y axes, but also its inclination around one or both axes.

Also, the rotation or movement along the z-axis in parallel to the electron beam.

Phew!

That sentence is a little complicated.

It would be enough to say, yes, it's possible.

We'd better move on.

What influences the quality of the picture?

The image quality in the scanning microscope depends on the orientation and distance of the sample from detectors and the final lens.

The stage on which the sample is placed makes it possible to move it vertically along the x and y axes, up and down in the direction of the z-axis, and with a possible inclination and rotation.

These movements are performed with step motors and are controlled by the computer.

Great, but show me some pictures already.

Biologists use electron microscopes to examine the structure of cells, bacteria, viruses, and colloidal particles.

Scientists who are concerned with material characteristics want to observe inhomogenities and faults in metals, crystals, and ceramic materials.

In geological fields, the electron microscope allowed the detailed studies of rocks, minerals, and fossils, and to understand the origin of our planet and its valuable mineral resources.

electron microscopes not only display, but also analyze, measure, and modify in 2D, 3D, and even 4D.

Wait, I know it here.

This is Satek in Brno, Central European Institute of Technology.

Yes, there is a Kryos electron microscope here with a special function.

It can work with biological samples.

They would soon be dehydrated by the vacuum in the common electron microscope and thus would be destroyed for the research.

However, FEI has developed a system where each sample is permanently frozen to at least the temperature of liquid nitrogen, from its production to its examination in the Kryos microscope.

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Esta lección de conversación de nivel C2 se basa en el vídeo “2 The Principle of the Electron Microscope”. Las palabras que más se repiten: electron, microscope, sample, vacuum, beam. Este vídeo tiene 105 frases y 1498 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:07. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 148 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 75 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
microscope sustantivo	/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/	microscopio
electron sustantivo	/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/	electrón, negatrón
vacuum sustantivo	/ˈvæ.kjuːm/	vacuo
voltage sustantivo	/ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/	voltaje, tensión
scan verbo	/skæn/	escrutar
distinguish verbo	/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/	distinguir
millimetre sustantivo		milímetro
thousandth adjetivo	/ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/	milésimo
accelerate verbo	/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/	acelerar, embalar
axe sustantivo	/æks/	hacha, facha
axis sustantivo	/ˈæksɪs/	eje
observe verbo	/əbˈzɜːv/	servar, observar
aperture sustantivo	/ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/	abertura, apertura
filament sustantivo	/ˈfɪləmənt/	filamento, brenca
fluctuation sustantivo	/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/	fluctuación

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Significado
go through verbo	atravesar
pass through verbo	atravesar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

Let's go back to the optical microscope.
I probably understand, but don't you have another example?
You see how good you are with examples?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

Estructura	En el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	has been known · was enlarged · was discovered
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa	image, which is · table which is · stability, which can
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	has been known · has developed

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, wasn't, we'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: thousandth /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/, wavelength /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/, millionth /ˈmɪljənθ/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/, inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, rotation /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: accelerate /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/, fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/, inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, electromagnetic /ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊ.mæɡˈnɛ.tɪk/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scan /skæn/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vacuum /ˈvæ.kjuːm/, voltage /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/, wavelength /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/, divert /daɪˈvɝt/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: thousandth /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/, undesirable /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/, lizard /ˈlɪzɚd/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como microscope, electron, vacuum.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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