Noun
scanning electron microscope (plural scanning electron microscopes)
An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.
Another advantage of SEM is its variety called environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) can produce images of sufficient quality and resolution with the samples being wet or contained in low vacuum or gas. Source: Internet
Cells further A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a normal red blood cell (left), a platelet (middle), and a white blood cell (right). Source: Internet
Electron microscopy An ant as imaged using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) seeAlso In the early 20th century a significant alternative to light microscopy was developed, using electrons rather than light to generate the image. Source: Internet
Fossil record Paralia sulcata diatom imaged using the University of Tasmania scanning electron microscope. Source: Internet
Non-conductive materials can be imaged also by a variable pressure (or environmental) scanning electron microscope. Source: Internet
"Paleontological Society Papers" 13, 33–59 Diatoms Chaetoceros spp. on a membrane filter (pore size 0.4 μm) imaged using the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research scanning electron microscope. Source: Internet