Scanning electron microscope

These pollen grains taken on an SEM show the characteristic depth of field of SEM micrographs.

The scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that uses a focused beam of high-energy electrons in producing a variety of signals at the surface of a solid specimen. The signals produced by the interacting electrons contain useful information such as the shape, atomic structure and conductivity.


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