Acquiring An Image; Preparing The Specimen Holder - Zeiss EVO Instruction Manual

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5.4 Acquiring an Image

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Mobile phones in the microscope room can cause image quality infringements and in worst
case workflow interruptions.
This section describes basic procedures to obtain an image using the SE detector. To simplify the
procedure, the description uses the SEM Controls panel and status bar functions in the SmartSEM
software.
This procedure consists of the following steps:

1. Preparing the Specimen Holder [

2. Loading the Specimen Chamber [
3. Locating the Specimen [
4. Switching on the Gun | LaB₆ Filament [
5. Switching on the EHT | LaB₆ Filament [
6. Switching on the Gun and EHT | Tungsten Filament [
7. Acquiring an Image [
8. Optimizing the Image [
9. Saving the Image [
5.4.1 Preparing the Specimen Holder
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Calls the Import TIFF dialog
Performs the Print Image function
Calls the Export TIFF dialog to save the image
Performs Auto Astigmatism Correction
Performs Auto Astigmatism Correction with Auto Focus
Calls Text Annotation
Displays the Vacuum status information
Faster Scan
Slower Scan
Refer to Use of ARROW Keys
Refer to Image Buffer
Performs Centre Point function
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5 First Operating Steps | 5.4 Acquiring an Image
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