Preface
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hensive in its mathematical description of systems with general
curvilinear axes. This includes the straight optic axis and axial
symmetry as special cases, and also includes the theory of correction of geometrical aberrations. Correction of spherical aberration in electron microscopes is described in a detailed, up-to-date
way. This book also derives the main ideas from first principles
of physics. The book Handbook of Charged Particle Optics, edited
by Orloff [67], describes a variety of experimental and theoretical
topics in a way that is accessible to readers with a range of experience. It also describes correction of spherical aberration.
The present book complements these in several important ways.
It is an introductory textbook that prepares the student to tackle
the detailed and comprehensive literature. It proceeds from first
principles of physics in a structured way, including geometrical optics (classical mechanics), wave optics (quantum mechnics), and
the correspondence between them. Finally, it includes several topics not normally included in other books on charged particle optics, but that are essential to practical systems. These include a
first-principles theory of Coulomb interaction in charged particle
beams, particle scattering by materials, and electron emission from
materials.
xiii
hensive in its mathematical description of systems with general
curvilinear axes. This includes the straight optic axis and axial
symmetry as special cases, and also includes the theory of correction of geometrical aberrations. Correction of spherical aberration in electron microscopes is described in a detailed, up-to-date
way. This book also derives the main ideas from first principles
of physics. The book Handbook of Charged Particle Optics, edited
by Orloff [67], describes a variety of experimental and theoretical
topics in a way that is accessible to readers with a range of experience. It also describes correction of spherical aberration.
The present book complements these in several important ways.
It is an introductory textbook that prepares the student to tackle
the detailed and comprehensive literature. It proceeds from first
principles of physics in a structured way, including geometrical optics (classical mechanics), wave optics (quantum mechnics), and
the correspondence between them. Finally, it includes several topics not normally included in other books on charged particle optics, but that are essential to practical systems. These include a
first-principles theory of Coulomb interaction in charged particle
beams, particle scattering by materials, and electron emission from
materials.