Readings are assigned in the Lecture Notes for this course.
Course readings.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction to the Electron Microprobe; Theory: Electron-specimen Interactions; Electron Detectors; Qualitative Analysis with EDS |
Course notes, pp. 3-7, 22-25. |
| 2 |
Theory: X-ray Production; Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometer; Compositional Imaging by WDS |
Course notes, pp. 7-10, 25-35. |
| 3 |
Quantitative Analysis with WDS; Matrix Corrections |
Course notes, pp. 12-20, 36-37. |
| 4 |
Special Topics: X-ray depth-distribution; Φ(ρz); Light Element Analysis with WDS
Peak Overlap in WDS
Comparison of WDS and EDS |
Course notes, pp. 10-11, 20-21, 37-43. |