Patent ID: 9082583
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A specimen holder comprising: a specimen mounting portion on which a first fixing member, a cross-sectional specimen as a specimen under observation, and a second fixing member, arranged in close contact with each other, are mounted, and which is to be inserted inside an electron-optical lens-barrel in an electron microscope; and a voltage introduction means which introduces a voltage to the specimen mounting portion; wherein the specimen mounting portion includes a positioning portion which positions the first fixing member, the cross-sectional specimen, and the second fixing member in mounting positions; and the positioning portion positions a first flat face and a second flat face in positions parallel to an observation face and equally distant from the observation face, where the observation face is a cross section to be observed of the cross-sectional specimen, the first flat face is a face of the first fixing member to be arranged adjacent to the observation face, and the second flat face is a face of the second fixing member to be arranged adjacent to the observation face.