Glossary
ZEISS
EDX
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
EHT
Extra High Tension
EIGA
European Industrial Gases Association
EM
Electron Microscope
EM server
A server that implements the internal
communication between control soft-
ware and microscope hardware.
EMO
Emergency Off
EsB
Energy-selective Backscattered
Eucentric
Type of stage, the rotation axes of which
intersect in the same point. The specimen
surface is located in the eucentric point,
where the tilt axis meets the beam axis.
This guarantees that the focus is main-
tained when the specimen is tilted at a
certain working distance.
Extractor
Positive electrode that attracts electrons
from the filament.
Faraday cup
Small insulated metal container,
equipped with an aperture where elec-
trons can enter but not escape. Used to
measure the specimen current in the mi-
croscope.
FESEM
Field Emission Scanning Electron Micro-
scope
Focus wobble
Function that sweeps the focus of the
objective lens backwards and forward
through the focus on the specimen
plane. When the aperture is misaligned a
lateral shift is observed.
GIS
Gas Injection System
GUI
Graphical User Interface
H
Height
HV
High Vacuum
IGC
Industrial Gases Council
IGP
Ion Getter Pump
IR
Infrared
LOTO
Lockout/Tagout
M
M-axis
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
PC
Personal Computer
PE
Primary Electron
Penning gauge
Device for measuring high vacuum in the
vacuum system.
Pre-vacuum pump
A pump for generating a pre-vacuum.
Primary electron beam
Narrowly bundled beam of accelerated
electrons that hit the specimen surface.
R
R-axis (Rotation)
RF
Radio Frequency
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