Online Courses Handbook 2003

4898 (v.2) Electron Microscopy 512

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	4924 (v.6) Structure of Materials 512 or any previous version
Advantages of electron microscopy, interaction of electrons with solids, basic design of the transmission electron microscope (TEM). Modes of operation of a TEM. Basic designs of the scanning electron microscope and the electron probe micro analyser, detectors. Signal processing - x-ray analysis, wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometers, x-ray mapping.