2026Motta Dublins
Citation
Motta Alves, G., Andrews, T., McBean, P., Wells, T., El-Gomati, M.M., Burkhalter, S., Schulze-Briese, C., Zambon, P., McMullan, G., Henderson, R. and others 2026. The Dublin lens: a Cc= 1.0 mm objective lens intended for CryoEM at 100 keV. Methods in Microscopy. 3, 1 (2026), 19–25.
Abstract
We have designed, fabricated and tested a lens with a chromatic aberration coefficient (Cc) of 1.0 mm, a 4.0 mm pole-gap and 2.0 mm bore that is wide enough to accommodate an anti-contamination system and an objective aperture. This lens extends the temporal-coherence envelope of the electron microscope beyond 2 Å, using a low-cost Schottky FEG. We hope that this lens design can be used to improve all 100 keV electron microscopes designed for single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM).
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https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/mim-2025-0019/html