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Effective elevation

Nominal elevation

Detector axis

Optimal

working

distance

Actual

working

distance

Optic axis

. Fig. 17.3 Definitions of
geometric parameters

17

9,775°

0.569

34,01 16,433

. Fig. 17.4 Example of
vendor-supplied schematics
showing the optimal working
distance (17 mm) and the
sample-to-detector distance
(34 mm) for a microscope with
multiple detectors (Source:
TESCAN)

17.1 · Getting Started With NIST DTSA-II