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The Glacios microscope interfaces
The microscope console
Location: right in front of you on the desk
Role: it provides direct control of some of the most important microscope parts:
- Magnification
- Electron dose: spot size (C1 lens) and beam spread (C2 lens)
- Focus (objective lens current)
- Stage position (with the joystick and Z buttons)
- Beam position (with the trackball)
- and many other actions through the programmable switches (L/R1-2-3) and Multifunction X/Y knobs.
Gatan DigitalMicrograph (DM)
Location: on the left screen
Role: it controls the K2 direct electron detector
The beginner user will not use it. The expert user will use it to:
- prepare Dark, linear and counting / Super Resolution gain references.
- measure the dose.
- monitor the K2 health status.
- troubleshoot the system.
- perform cryo-cycle of the detector
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