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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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Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau C2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « 2 The Principle of the Electron Microscope ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : electron, microscope, sample, vacuum, beam. Cette vidéo contient 105 phrases et 1498 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:07. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 148 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 75 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

Mot	Prononciation	Sens
microscope nom	/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/	microscope
electron nom	/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/	électron
vacuum nom	/ˈvæ.kjuːm/	vide, vacuum
voltage nom	/ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/	tension, voltage
scan verbe	/skæn/	scanner, fouiller
optical adjectif	/ˈɑptɪkəl/	optique
distinguish verbe	/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/	distinguer
millimetre nom		millimètre
thousandth adjectif	/ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/	millième
accelerate verbe	/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/	accélérer
detector nom	/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/	détecteur
axe nom	/æks/	hache, cognée
axis nom	/ˈæksɪs/	axe
observe verbe	/əbˈzɜːv/	respecter, observer
aperture nom	/ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/	ouverture

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

Mot	Sens
go through verbe	traverser
pass through verbe	traverser

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

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?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

Structure	Dans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait	has been known · was enlarged · was discovered
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose	image, which is · table which is · stability, which can
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant	has been known · has developed

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Le locuteur utilise 3 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, wasn't, we'd. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

Les sons « th »: thousandth /ˈθaʊzən(d)θ/, wavelength /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/, millionth /ˈmɪljənθ/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/
Les sons « sh » et « zh »: distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/, inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, rotation /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/
Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: accelerate /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/, fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/, inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, electromagnetic /ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊ.mæɡˈnɛ.tɪk/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

/h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: dehydrate /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/, horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/
/tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: voltage /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/, aperture /ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/, fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/, biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, enlarge /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/
/r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: microscope /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/, electron /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/, accelerate /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/, detector /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/, aperture /ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/

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