CONTINUOUS OBSERVATIONS WITH THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ON THE FORMATION OF EVAPORATED FILMS OF SILVER, GOLD, AND TIN

Abstract

A special specimen holder has been constructed for the evaporation of metals within an RCA–EMU electron microscope. This provides continuous observations on the growth of films of the metal. Micrographs are reproduced which illustrate the formation of films of silver, gold, and tin. The results confirm the usually accepted assumptions regarding the formation of nuclei and the growth of aggregates.