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Record 1 2000-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
CONT

The Positron Microscope was designed and built to be a hybrid instrument capable of performing several types of positrons and electron microscopy. For both electrons and positrons the microscope can be run in one of two modes: magnifying mode in which particles leaving the target are focussed onto a CEMA plate assembly to form a magnified image and scanning mode in which the amplitude of a signal is recorded as a function of the position (and possibly energy) of the incident beam. As an electron microscope the instrument will be able to operate in both magnifying and scanning (SEM) modes. As a positron microscope, however, source considerations will limit its immediate use to magnifying mode, i.e. positron reemission microscopy.

Key term(s)
  • position microscope
  • positonic microscope
  • positronic microscope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
CONT

De même dans le microscope «positonique», l'image sera formée grâce aux positions qui traversent la matière sans être diffusés par les atomes.

Key term(s)
  • microscope positronique

Spanish

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