
A microprobe is an instrument that applies a stable and well-focused beam of charged particles (electrons or ions) to a sample. ==Types== When the primary beam consists of accelerated electrons, the probe is termed an electron microprobe, when the primary beam consists of accelerated ions, the term Ion Microprobe is used. The term microprobe may a...
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Synonym for electron microprobe ... A technique of elemental analysis in the electron microscope based on spectral analysis of the scattered X-ray emission from the specimen induced by the electron beam. Using this technique it is possible to obtain quantitative data on, for example: the calcium concentration in different parts of a cell, but it is...
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(mi´kro-prōb″) a minute probe, as one used in microsurgery.
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See electron microprobe.
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