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Glossary

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TEM

TEM is the acronym for transmission electron microscope. A TEM passes a stationary beam of electrons through a specimen to form an image. TEM provides a two-dimensional view of a specimen.

See also LM and SEM.

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A transmission electron microscope (TEM).
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