In situ transmission electron microscopy studies and real-time digital imaging

A newly designed CCD camera has been utilized for realtime and static image acquisitions. The performance of the camera is demonstrated for heating/co oling in-situ TEM experiments performed on a commercial high strength alumi nium alloy using a double tilt heating holder. The real-time digital imagin g capability of the new camera should facilitate the in-situ TEM that is no w re-establishing itself as a strategic tool for materials characterization .