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Electron microscopy

Definition:

The technique used to produce an enlarged image of a tiny object that utilizes an electron microscope, an instrument that uses a beam of electrons focused by an electron lens.

This type of microscopy is necessary when items or features are too small to be imaged by light. In this case, the image is created by the bending/reflection of an electron beam rather than a light beam.

Source: New York Sea Grant Brown Tide Research Initiative Terms 

Translation(s):

Deutsch: Elektronenmikroskopie
Español: Microscopio electrónico
Français: Microscopie électronique

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