Geoscience777 Lecture Notes -- PowerPoint Files

Version of January 21, 2019

Week 1

What is 777?

History culminating in 'invention' of SEM and EPMA

(Updated 1/21/2019)



Week 2

Electron-specimen interactions

(Updated 1/25/18)



Week 3

Electron-optical Column

Updated 2/3/18

Vacuum

(Updated 1/29/18)



Week 4

Image Acquisition (includes low voltage)

Variable Pressure ("Environmental") SEM work




Week 5

EDS-Part 1: Introduction

Updated 2/17/18



Week 6

EDS-Part 2: Quantification

Updated 2/25/18



Week 7

EDS-Part 3: Wrinkles in Quantification

Updated 3/5/18



Week 8

Cathodoluminescence

Updated 3/10/18

Diffraction; EBSD

Updated 3/10/18



Week 9

WDS I: Spectrometers, crystals, detectors, PHA




SPRING BREAK Week :)




Week 10

WDS II: More on spectrometers and spectra; background models, interferences, peak shifts

Standards




Week 11

Trace elements

Thin Films




Week 12

Specimen preparation, coating

Light elements




Week 13

Difficult Materials (e.g. glass, carbonates, etc)

Summary, with discusion of Errors




Week 14

X-ray Mapping/A>

How to properly describe your SEM/EDS/EPMA analytical results

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