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GEOSCI 777

ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS

3 credits.

Proper use and functioning of electron probe and SEM, their use in microanalysis (WDS, EDS), range of applications, and limitations.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Operate electron beam instruments (SEM and EPMA) to acquire images and data. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze images from different emission types. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze chemical data from different types of X-ray detectors. Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze quantitative chemical measurements using electron microprobe. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe sample and detector artifacts. Audience: Graduate 6. Explain basic interactions of electrons and atomic structure. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Operate electron beam instruments (SEM and EPMA) to acquire images and data. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze images from different emission types. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze chemical data from different types of X-ray detectors. Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze quantitative chemical measurements using electron microprobe. Audience: Graduate 5. Describe sample and detector artifacts. Audience: Graduate 6. Explain basic interactions of electrons and atomic structure. Audience: Graduate

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