Electron matter interaction
![TEM-matter interaction TEM-matter interaction](/images/librariesprovider62/default-album/facts-facilities/tem_cluster/tem-matter-interaction.png?sfvrsn=15d11b37_2)
Electrons interacting with matter generates variety of signals that can be collected using dedicated detectors in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The collected signals can be analysed to provide structural and chemical information of the material.
The figure on the left is a schematic of the interaction and the signals that gets transmitted through the specimen are used for TEM imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy. The X-rays (EDX) produced by the material can also be collected for compositional analysis.