Alignment Of Tem- And Spot-Illumination; Beam Alignment - LEO 912 OMEGA Brief Manual

Transmission electron microscope
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Basic alignment
1.5.4
1.5.5
LEO 912 OMEGA
Select SHIFT function with button SHIFT/FOCUS in the field
SPECTROMETER.
Shift tip of the spectrum caustic to the index point of the screen with
the affiliated encoder.
Correct vertical deviation of the spectrum with the IMAGE SHIFT encoder Y.
Switch to IMAGE mode with button IMAGE/SPEC.

Alignment of TEM- and SPOT-illumination

Switch to spot illumination with button ILL Mode and and set spot size to
100 nm with button ILL. APERTURE/SPOT SIZE ∆ ∇.
Calibrate C 3 with button CALIBRATE in the field FOCUS.
– Spot should be imaged on the viewing screen.
Move spot to index point on the small screen with illumination encoders
X, Y in SHIFT/DEFL mode.
Switch to TEM mode and deactivate AIS mode.
Center condenser aperture to the index point of the small screen.
Switch back to spot mode.
Increase magnification to 31.500x and readjust spot to the center as
described above.
Increase magnification to 125.000x and readjust spot to the center.
Switch to TEM with button ILL MODE and center AIS aperture to
the large screen.

Beam alignment

Select 20.000x with buttons MAGNIFICATION ∆ ∇ .
Select SPOT mode with button ILL. MODE in the field BRIGHTNESS and
set spot size to 5 nm with buttons SPOT SIZE ∆ ∇ .
Calibrate objective lens with button CALIBRATE in the field FOCUS.
Focus spot with encoder SPOT FOCUS.
Move spot to index point with encoders ILL. SHIFT.
Activate the function BEAM ALIGNM. in the menu GUN.
Set spot size to 100 nm with buttons SPOT SIZE ∆ ∇ .
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