Contamination in electron optical equipment may occur in the form of carbonaceous deposit on the specimen undergoing analysis or condensation and/or polymerisation of extraneous matter upon other components of the instrument. Almost without exception these effects are undesirable and in this paper we review sources of contamination and discuss methods of minimising the problem.
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