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| Abbreviation | ER-C |
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| Established | 27 January 2004 |
| Type | Institute within Forschungszentrum Jülich and User Facility jointly operated with RWTH Aachen |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°54′29″N 6°24′49″E / 50.90806°N 6.41361°E |
Directors | Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Joachim Mayer and Carsten Sachse |
Founding Director | Knut Urban |
| Affiliations | Jülich Research Centre and RWTH Aachen University |
Staff | 50-100 |
| Website | www |
The Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C) is an institute located on the campus of Forschungszentrum Jülich belonging to the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. It comprises three divisions: ER-C-1 “Physics of Nanoscale systems”, ER-C-2 “Materials Science and Technology” and ER-C-3 “Structural Biology”.
Within the framework of a competence platform governed jointly by Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, the ER-C operates a national and international user facility that provides access to state-of-the-art instruments, methods and expertise to universities, research institutions and industry.
The ER-C's main purposes are fundamental research in electron microscopy, focusing on method development and applications of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and scanning-transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in physics, chemistry and biology.