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According to the Encyclopdia Britannica, there are many kinds of electron microscopes:
"The transmission electron microscope (TEM) can image specimens up to 1 micrometre in thickness. High-voltage electron microscopes are similar to TEMs but work at much higher voltages. The scanning electron microscope (SEM), in which a beam of electrons is scanned over the surface of a solid object, is used to build up an image of the details of the surface structure. The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) can generate a scanned image of a specimen in an atmosphere, unlike the SEM, and is amenable to the study of moist specimens, including some living organisms.
Combinations of techniques have given rise to the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), which combines the methods of TEM and SEM, and the electron-probe microanalyzer, or microprobe analyzer, which allows a chemical analysis of the composition of materials to be made using the incident electron beam to excite the emission of characteristic X-rays by the chemical elements in the specimen."
More information about electron microscopes may be found on the Encyclopedia Britannica's website:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183561/electron-microscope
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Why is the electron microscope named as it is?
the electron microscope is called that because it uses beams of electrons to accurately measure distances on atomic scales
What type of microscope would be best to use to look at different cells or organelles?
scanning electron microscope
Which type of microscope can magnify objects up to a million times?
an electron microscope can magnify something up to 500,000 times
Which microscope do not use a beam of light?
Electron Microscope
What year was the micropscope invented?
A Dutch father and son named Zach and Hans Janssen created the first light microscope in 1590. The electron microscope was invented in the 1930's. The scanning electron microscope was invented in the 1980's.
What is the principal of the electron microscope?
what is the principal of electron microscope
What is a microscope in science?
There is a compound light microscope, an scannignn electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope.
What are the various KINDS of a microscope?
Stereomicroscope, Compound Microscope, Phase-contrast microscope, electron microscope, Scanning-electron microscope, Transmission electron microscope, Confocal-scanning microscope. THESE ARE JUST SOME. :)
What microscope is recommended to view a detailed structure of a cell nucleus?
an electron microscopean elctron microscope
Electron microscopes use a beam of light to produce a magnified image?
An Electron Microscope uses electrons to magnify objects.
What types of microscopes?
The four main types of microscopes are the Light Microscope, Electron Microscope, the Transition electron microscope and Scanning electron microscope.
Why electron microscope is called as electron microscope?
The resolution of electron microscope is much higher than that of light microscope, allowed detailed ultra-structural examination. That's why electron microscope is called so.
