Patent ID: 8624184
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A method for spatially resolving an alignment of spectroscopic data from a scanning transmission electron microscope, the method comprising: performing a first scan of a first preselected area of a first sample using a scanning transmission electron microscope configured to capture a first preselected signal having a first image profile; performing a second scan of a second preselected area of a second sample using the scanning transmission electron microscope configured to capture a second preselected signal having a second image profile; selecting a subset region of interest from one of the first and second image profiles; correlating the selected subset region of interest from the one of the first and second image profiles and the other of the first and second image profiles, wherein the selected subset region of interest is smaller than the other of the first and second image profiles; and selecting, based on the correlating, a portion of the other of the first and second image profiles such that the selected subset region of interest and the portion of the other of the first and second image profiles are about equal.