Patent ID: 6770879
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
An apparatus for recording images of a sample over a period of time while varying at least one image parameter, the apparatus comprising:an electron microscope adapted for sensing the images of the sample and also adapted for varying the at least one image parameter, a controller adapted for triggering the electron microscope to sense the images of the sample over the period of time, controlling the electron microscope to vary the at least one image parameter over the period of time, and associating given values of the at least one image parameter with the images at a time when each image is sensed, a recorder adapted for recording the sensed images and the associated given values of the at least one parameter, an input adapted for receiving desired viewing values of the at least one image parameter, and a display unit adapted for displaying the image in a sequence based upon the desired viewing values, as retrieved from the recorder based upon the association between the given values of the at least one image parameter and the images at the time when each image was sensed, as though operating the electron microscope in real time.