Universität Wien

260071 VU Advanced electron microscopy (2025W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
Continuous assessment of course work
Th 04.12. 13:15-16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 16.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 23.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 30.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 06.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 13.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 20.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 27.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 11.12. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 18.12. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 08.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 15.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 22.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The purpose of the course is to deepen students' understanding of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) by covering in more detail topics introduced during the course "M-CORE 11: Scattering, microscopy and spectroscopy" (which, in addition to "260023 PUE Programming for Physicists", should be considered a prerequisite unless the student has independently learned about TEM), as well as introducing some more advanced topics.

The course meetings will start with brief theoretical background, which will be made concrete by running TEM simulations using the abTEM code. These will be followed by exercises where the students will adapt example code to complete a requested task and analyze the results.

The expected outcome is for students to be able to directly model various TEM signals at a level that is applicable to actual research questions.

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation will be done on an ongoing basis by the completion of exercises given during the course; the students can use any resources they would like in addition to asking questions.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Participation is required during the course. Two unexcused absences are permitted. Repeated absences without good reason will result in a negative assessment.

For successful completion of the course, the students need to complete at least 50% of the exercises. Grade will be given based on the percentage and correctness of the solutions beyond this minimum requirement.

Examination topics

Exercises will be given as Jupyter notebook code examples that need to be completed by the students.

Reading list

Earl J. Kirkland: Advanced Computing in Electron Microscopy (Springer, 3rd Ed., 2020)

A Practical Guide to Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy Simulations:
https://www.elementalmicroscopy.com/articles/EM000005/tem

Association in the course directory

M-VAF A 2, M-VAF B, Doktorat Physik

Last modified: Fr 05.09.2025 11:07