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David C. Joy
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Distinguished Professor of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee; Director, Electron Microscopy Facility. Coeditor of Principles of Analytical Electron Microscopy.

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Diagram of a scanning electron microscope showing labeled components including the electron gun, anode, magnetic lens, detectors, and a specimen on a stage, illustrating the electron beam path and detection process.
Scanning electron microscope (SEM), type of electron microscope, designed for directly studying the surfaces of solid objects, that utilizes a beam of focused electrons of relatively low energy as an electron probe that is scanned in a regular manner over the specimen. The electron source and…
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