Universität Wien

280085 UE MA-ERD-17.2 Field emission scanning electron microscopy and ion beam applications (PI) (2015W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Basic knowledge of Scanning Electron Microscopy is required ("MA-ERD-2 Instrumentelle Analytik in den Geowissenschaften" or certificate of equivalent education)

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. 10 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Block course in February 2016 (presumably 12.-19. February 2016. Dates will be scheduled at the preliminary meeting)
Dates and schedule: see announcements at the Department for Lithospheric Research!

  • Tuesday 13.10. 16:00 - 16:45 Hörsaal 1 2A120 1.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum (Kickoff Class)
  • Friday 13.11. 12:30 - 16:45 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

theoretical introduction: Special features of the Quanta 3D FEG instrument (E-gun and E-column, FIB, detectors)
practicals at the Quanta 3D FEG instrument: Hardware; Software; sample exchange; Secondary Electron and Back Scattered Electron imaging; STEM imaging; EDX; FIB; Gas injection systems; micromanipulator; EBSD; FSD

Assessment and permitted materials

Permanent attendance during the practicals is required for a positive certificate.
During the practicals every student independently collects an SE- and BSE-image after setting the required electron beam parameters (UE SEM) and generates a cross-section using the focused ion beam (UE FIB).
Assessment criterion: Written workflow protocol of the practicals (max 48 scores); UE SEM (max 26 scores); UE FIB (max 26 scores); Total scores for positive degree: maximum 100 scores, minimum 50 scores
(Submission of the workflow protocol until 28. April 2016).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are able to operate the FIB-SEM instrument for electron imaging at high spatial resolution and for FIB applications. They know the special instrumental features of the FIB-SEM instrument in theory and practice. The students learn to collect electron optical images using different detectors (SED, BSED, FSD, STEM) and to perform cross-sections using FIB. Furthermore, the students are introduced to the analytical basics of EBSD- and EDX-analysis. They are able to use the different methods of microstructure analysis for working at individual questions in geomaterials research.

Examination topics

theoretical introduction: lecture;
practicals: Demonstration, and individual work under supervision at the Quanta 3D FEG instrument

Reading list


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