Abstract: An observational liquid/gas environment combined with a specimen chamber and two pole pieces of an electron microscope includes at least two buffer chambers, a plurality of spacers, and a gas source. The buffer chambers are formed by the spacers and the two pole pieces, located at an upper side and a lower side of the specimen chamber respectively. The spacers have inner and outer apertures abutting the buffer chambers. All of the inner and outer apertures are coaxially aligned with one another, crossing a path that the electron beam of the electron microscope passes. The buffer chambers are connected with a gas-pumping source. The gas source is connected with the specimen chamber. The distance between the at least two inner apertures is smaller than that of the two pole pieces. The spacers having the inner apertures are located in the specimen chamber or the electron beam through tunnels.

Abstract: A device for operating gas in the vacuum or low-pressure environment and for observation of the operation includes a housing. The housing has a thinner part formed at a side thereof, and at least one spacer mounted therein for partitioning off its inside into a gas chamber and at least one buffer chamber outside the gas chamber. The gas chamber has two inner apertures provided on the spacers above and below the gas chamber. The housing has two outer apertures provided respectively on a top side thereof and a bottom side thereof. All of the inner and outer apertures are coaxial with one another and located on the thinner part. The housing has a pumping port for communication with the buffer chamber, and a gas inlet for communication with the gas chamber.