2.3.3.3.87. NXcorrector_cs

Status:

base class, extends NXcomponent

Description:

Base class for a corrector reducing (spherical) aberrations in electron microsco ...

Base class for a corrector reducing (spherical) aberrations in electron microscopy.

Different technology partners use different naming schemes and models for quantifying the aberration coefficients.

The corrector in an electron microscope is composed of multiple lenses and multipole stigmators with details specific for the technology partner and microscope. Many of their technical details is proprietary knowledge.

If functionalities for correcting multiple aberrations are included in one NXcomponent like it is reported here use multiple groups:

Symbols:

The symbols used in the schema to specify e.g. dimensions of arrays.

n_img: Number of images taken, at least one.

Groups cited:

NXaberration, NXaperture, NXimage_set, NXlens_em, NXprocess

Structure:

applied: (optional) NX_BOOLEAN

Was the corrector used?

tableauID: (optional) NXprocess

Specific information about the alignment procedure that is a process during wh ...

Specific information about the alignment procedure that is a process during which the corrector is configured to enable calibrated usage of the instrument.

This NXprocess group should also be used when one describes in a computer simulation the specific details about the modelled or assumed aberration corrections.

description: (optional) NX_CHAR

Discouraged free-text field to add further details about the alignment ...

Discouraged free-text field to add further details about the alignment procedure.

tilt_angle: (optional) NX_NUMBER (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [n_img]) {units=NX_ANGLE}

The outer tilt angle of the beam in tableau acquisition. ...

The outer tilt angle of the beam in tableau acquisition.

TODO: The relevant axes which span the tilt_angle need a cleaner description.

exposure_time: (optional) NX_NUMBER (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [n_img]) {units=NX_TIME}

The exposure time of single tilt images.

magnification: (optional) NX_NUMBER (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [n_img]) {units=NX_DIMENSIONLESS}

The factor of enlargement of the apparent size, ...

The factor of enlargement of the apparent size, not the physical size, of an object.

model: (optional) NX_CHAR

Place for storing measured or estimated aberrations (for each image or final ...

Place for storing measured or estimated aberrations (for each image or final).

See S. J. Pennycock and P. D. Nellist (page 44ff, and page 118ff) for different definitions available and further details. Table 7-2 of Ibid. publication (page 305ff) documents how to convert from the Nion to the CEOS definitions. Conversion tables are also summarized by Y. Liao.

Any of these values: ceos | nion

IMAGE_SET: (optional) NXimage_set

The images taken during the alignment procedure.

c_1: (optional) NXaberration

a_1: (optional) NXaberration

b_2: (optional) NXaberration

a_2: (optional) NXaberration

c_3: (optional) NXaberration

s_3: (optional) NXaberration

a_3: (optional) NXaberration

b_4: (optional) NXaberration

d_4: (optional) NXaberration

a_4: (optional) NXaberration

c_5: (optional) NXaberration

s_5: (optional) NXaberration

r_5: (optional) NXaberration

a_6: (optional) NXaberration

c_1_0: (optional) NXaberration

c_1_2_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_1_2_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_2_1_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_2_1_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_2_3_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_2_3_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_3_0: (optional) NXaberration

c_3_2_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_3_2_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_3_4_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_3_4_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_1_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_1_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_3_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_3_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_5_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_4_5_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_0: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_2_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_2_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_4_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_4_b: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_6_a: (optional) NXaberration

c_5_6_b: (optional) NXaberration

LENS_EM: (optional) NXlens_em

APERTURE: (optional) NXaperture

Hypertext Anchors

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields, attributes, and links defined in this class.

NXDL Source:

https://github.com/FAIRmat-NFDI/nexus_definitions/tree/fairmat/contributed_definitions/NXcorrector_cs.nxdl.xml