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Empirical Inference Probabilistic Numerics Article 2007

Point-spread functions for backscattered imaging in the scanning electron microscope

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Probabilistic Numerics, Empirical Inference
Philipp Hennig
Affiliated Researcher

One knows the imaging system's properties are central to the correct interpretation of any image. In a scanning electron microscope regions of different composition generally interact in a highly nonlinear way during signal generation. Using Monte Carlo simulations we found that in resin-embedded, heavy metal-stained biological specimens staining is sufficiently dilute to allow an approximately linear treatment. We then mapped point-spread functions for backscattered-electron contrast, for primary energies of 3 and 7 keV and for different detector specifications. The point-spread functions are surprisingly well confined (both laterally and in depth) compared even to the distribution of only those scattered electrons that leave the sample again.

Author(s): Hennig, P. and Denk, W.
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Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
Volume: 102
Number (issue): 12
Pages: 1-8
Year: 2007
Month: December
Day: 0
Bibtex Type: Article (article)
DOI: 10.1063/1.2817591
Digital: 0
Electronic Archiving: grant_archive
EPUB: 123101

BibTex 

@article{HennigD2007,
  title = {Point-spread functions for backscattered imaging in the scanning electron microscope },
  journal = {Journal of Applied Physics },
  abstract = {One knows the imaging system's properties are central to the correct interpretation of any image. In a scanning electron microscope regions of different composition generally interact in a highly nonlinear way during signal generation. Using Monte Carlo simulations we found that in resin-embedded, heavy metal-stained biological specimens staining is sufficiently dilute to allow an approximately linear treatment. We then mapped point-spread functions for backscattered-electron contrast, for primary energies of 3 and 7 keV and for different detector specifications. The point-spread functions are surprisingly well confined (both laterally and in depth) compared even to the distribution of only those scattered electrons that leave the sample again.},
  volume = {102},
  number = {12},
  pages = {1-8},
  month = dec,
  year = {2007},
  slug = {hennigd2007},
  author = {Hennig, P. and Denk, W.},
  month_numeric = {12}
}