Method of Observing Liquid Specimen, Method of Analyzing Liquid Specimen and Electron Microscope
AssigneeJEOL Ltd.
InventorsNoriyuki Inoue, Toshiaki Suzuki, Yoshiko Takashima
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Abstract
A method of observing a liquid specimen in an electron microscope includes: housing the liquid specimen in a space formed by a specimen stage and a lid member; and observing the liquid specimen, wherein the lid member includes a water retaining material, and a supporting member for supporting the water retaining material, and the water retaining material is provided with a through-hole that enables passage of an electron beam with which the liquid specimen is irradiated.
Claims20
A method of observing a liquid specimen in an electron microscope, the method comprising:
- housing the liquid specimen in a space formed by a specimen mount and a lid member;
- and
- observing the liquid specimen,
- wherein the lid member comprises a water retaining material and a supporting member for supporting the water retaining material, and
- the lid member is provided with a through-hole configured to enable passage of an electron beam with which the liquid specimen is irradiated.
A method of analyzing a liquid specimen in an electron microscope, the method comprising:
- housing the liquid specimen in a space formed by a specimen mount and a lid member;
- and
- analyzing the liquid specimen,
- wherein the lid member comprises a water retaining material and a supporting member for supporting the water retaining material, and
- the lid member is provided with a through-hole that enables passage of an electron beam with which the liquid specimen is irradiated.
An electron microscope for observing or analyzing a liquid specimen, the electron microscope comprising:
- a specimen mount;
- and
- a lid member comprising a supporting member and a water retaining material supported by the supporting member,
- wherein the liquid specimen is housed in a space formed by the lid member and the specimen mount, and
- the lid member is provided with a through-hole that enables passage of an electron beam with which the liquid specimen is irradiated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.