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Published on: February 28, 2017
Electron microscopy of seismic waves
Shaoqing Chen1,2, Mengyao Wang3, Dong Sheng He4
1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Abstract:
Changes in the surrounding environment, if transmitted to the electron microscope, are frequently perceived as noise that diminishes the quality of the images. However, in fact, 'noises' contain rich information about the environment. This work reports a very rare event where aberration-corrected HAADF-STEM images were acquired during the impact of seismic waves, resulted from a mild earthquake. By analysing these images, we found that the drift and vibration of the sample are detectable and quantifiable. Despite many potential challenges, this work demonstrates the utilisation of electron microscopes in detecting and monitoring seismic waves with high spatial resolution, which may lead to unique applications in the low-frequency regime.
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