PřF:G7531 Microanalysis course - Course Information

G7531 Microanalysis course

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Radek Škoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Radek Škoda, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

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( (!( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( C - CV ))) || ( NOW ( G0101 Školení BOZP a PO pro geology )&& NOW ( C7777 Zacházení s chemickými látkami )))

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic principles of electron microscopy and chemical microanalysis from a theoretical as well as a practical point of view. The following topics will be discussed at the lectures:
-main types of electron microscopes
-advantages/disadvantages of electron microanalysis (of chemical composition)
-principles and construction of an electron microscope (vacuum system, electron gun, electron optics, etc.)
-interaction of the sample surface with a beam of accelerated electrons (production of SE, BSE, X-ray radiation, etc.)
-detectors of BSE, SE, CL, EDS, WDS, etc.
-principles of EDS analysis
-principles of WDS analysis
-quantification of chemical composition, ZAF correction
-sample preparation, graphite or gold coating, etc.)
The course includes practical exercises of:
- working on an electron microscope with EDS analyzer (observation of the sample (and acquiring) in SE, BSE and EDS chemical microanalysis)
-working on an electron microprobe with WDS analyzer (preliminary EDS analysis, WDS calibration, quantitative WDS analysis, WDS elemental maps and profiles, point microanalysis)
-carbon/gold coating

Learning outcomes

After completing this course the student will be familiar with the basic principles of electron microscopy and microanalysis. He/she will also be able to operate an electron microscope after completing the course.

Syllabus

• SEM - basic function basic principles of elektron microscopy and microanalysis EDX analysis WDX analysis possibility and constrains of EMPA utilisation of EMPA

Literature

recommended literature
• REED, S. J. B. Electron microprobe analysis and scanning electron microscopy in geology. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xii, 201 s. ISBN 0-521-48350-6. info

Teaching methods

lectures with practical training

Assessment methods

oral examination, about 20 min

Náhradní absolvování

yes

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: every week.

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