ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

Electron microscope is a type of microscope which is based on the same principles as the standard light microscope with the difference that it uses a beam of electrons rather than the light for imaging. But rather than the "source of light" it is the resolving power that sets electron and optical microscopes aside the most. Because electrons have much shorter wavelength than photons (light), electron microscopes achieve a much greater resolving power and resolution. At the same time, these microscopes can magnify a lot smaller specimens than the ordinary light microscopes... What is electron microscope, how it differs from optical microscopes and where it is used.

Also known as: Electron

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