bipotential electrostatic lens
bipotential electrostatic lens
[¦bī·pə′ten·chəl i‚lek·trə′stad·ik ′lenz] (electronics)
An electron lens in which image and object space are field-free, but at different potentials; examples are the lenses formed between apertures of cylinders at different potentials. Also known as immersion electrostatic lens.
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