Charge Compensation 

Charge Compensation is also known as Charge Control and Charge Neutralization.  The terms Control and Neutralization are not accurate terms to describe the process, so these terms are used less frequently.

 

 

 

 

 

FWHM of C (1s) serves as an Indicator of the Quality of Charge Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example of Poor Charge Compensation and a Solution

 

 

 

Charge Compensation using Low Voltage (0-10 eV) Electron Flood Gun

 

 

 

An Easy Solution to Poor Charge Compensation  

 

 

 

 

Make sure Flood Gun is Properly Aligned using Poly-propylene

 

 

 

Make sure Flood Gun is Properly Aligned using Teflon

 

 

After collecting useful Spectra from a Non-Conductive Sample, we must correct for the charge,

aka Charge Reference