Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 2, 2026

Quantitative Locomotion Study of Freely Swimming Micro-organisms Using Laser Diffraction
Published on: October 25, 2012
Fourier images feature of lattice fringes formed by low-loss electrons as observed using spatially-resolved EELS
1Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. kimoto.koji@nims.go.jp
Abstract:
The lattice fringes of inelastically scattered electrons were investigated using spatially-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) technique. The intensity profiles of lattice fringes formed by low-loss electrons were observed, and their position and contrast were elucidated with high spatial resolution. It was found that the conventional transmission electron microscope image includes low-loss images, which are the integrated image of through-focus images weighted by the intensity of the EEL spectrum. The modulation feature in the lattice fringes of inelastically scattered electrons is similar to the Fourier images. It means that the exit wave field of elastically scattered electrons is almost preserved in that of low-loss electrons.
Related Concept Videos
Interference and Diffraction
Bewley Lattice Diagram
The de Broglie Wavelength
X-ray Crystallography
Diffraction
Diffraction is the change in the direction of travel experienced by an electromagnetic wave when it encounters a physical barrier whose dimensions are comparable to those of the wavelength of the light. X-rays are electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths about as long as the distance between neighboring...
Trends in Lattice Energy: Ion Size and Charge
NMR Spectrometers: Resolution and Error Correction
