STEM is a discipline of importance to a growing number of microscopists. This book is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers requiring an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to this rapidly growing, state of the art technique.

This practical handbook provides an introduction for all scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) users, but with complete background information concerning features and advantages of the technology. The text is without rigorous mathematical treatment of the fundamentals of STEM, yet comprehensive in its qualitative descriptions.