Fast EELS analysis of metals in a blood cell attacked by the malaria parasite

EELS data taken using a FEI F20 TEM/STEM microscope equipped with S-FEG emission gun and a fully loaded GIF Quantum® ER system.

Methods

Voltage: 200 kV; data taken in STEM mode; EELS spectrum (80 – 2080 eV) exposure time: 5 ms; dataset size: 216 x 272 pixels; total exposure time: 4 min

Authored by

Paolo Longo, Ph.D., Gatan, Inc.
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