Interaction Volume
The concept of interaction
Volume of the primary bram electrons
And the sampling volume of the emited
Secondary radiation are important both
In interpretation of SEM images and in
The proper application of quantitative X-
Ray microanalysis. The image details and
Resolution in the SEM are determined
Not by the size of the electron probe by
Itself but rather by the size and
Characteristics of the interaction
Volume.
When the accelerated beam