Scanning the sample from different angles by dynamic tilting of the beam, provides all Tescan microscopes with an inherent 3D beam technology, enabling them to produce live 3D sample imaging.
This Live Stereoscopic imaging, patented by Tescan, can provide crucial data,
otherwise very difficult to obtain.
Tescan’s live stereoscopic imaging comes as a standard in all Tescan Scanning
Electron Microscopes.
Advantages of Live Stereoscopic Imaging:
- Basic 3D information in live image
- Depth and structure perception
- Real topographic information
- Easier navigation with manipulators and probes
Tescan microscopes are also capable of full 3D Reconstruction of the sample topography
3D reconstruction can provide many benefits including:
- Fully rotatable reconstructed 3D image
- 3D measurements in reconstructed image
- Profile and volume measurements
- Surface roughness measurement
- Comparison of objects
The below example of a spent shotgun shell demonstrates how Tescan microscope 3D reconstruction can be used.
A digital elevation model (DEM) can be created using the SEM to create a stereo pair
of images. The 3D map is shaded with the actual image data and it can be viewed in
any desired orientation.
