Gas mixing system for imaging of nanomaterials under dynamic environments by environmental transmission electron microscopy.
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A gas mixing manifold system that is capable of delivering a stable pressure stream of a desired composition of gases into an environmental transmission electron microscope has been developed. The system is designed to provide a stable imaging environment upon changes of either the composition of the gas mixture or upon switching from one gas to another. The design of the system is described and the response of the pressure inside the microscope, the sample temperature, and sample drift in response to flow and composition changes of the system are reported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Review of scientific instruments
دوره 85 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014