The new device of the Russian scientists, a cathodoluminescence spectrometer with a high space, optical and time resolution, makes it possible to work with small objects which have an insignificant intensity of focused luminescence, such as materials used in electronics - semiconductors and dielectrics.
The smallest objects, which usually are hardly seen even with the use of powerful microscopes, become visible thanks to the new spectrometer. Despite its comparatively small size - 30x40 centimetres and weight - 5 kilos, the device traps even the slightest glow in the studied ranges and analyses the spectrum of the emission in detail, with a spectrum resolution to a tenth fraction of the nanometre. Special programmes allow sending the obtained data to the computer's display and observing what nobody had a chance to see before.
