SUBJECT
Title
Instrumental analytical techniques in geology 2
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
1
Recommended in
Semester 2
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
Geological problems and their translation to analytical tasks, electron beam imaging techniques – what is beyond the polarized light microscopy – scanning electron microscopy (SEM) , transmission electron microscopy (TEM), micromorphology and elemental distribution, electron diffraction and crystal structures, electron beam microanalysis (EDX, WDX, EPMA) – chemical composition on the micron level and below, principles of designing analytical protocols/strategies for geological materials.
Readings
none