Academic Catalog

METE480 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Course Code:	5700480
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(2-2)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. YUNUS EREN KALAY
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

History of electron microscope. optical column and dedection systems. concepts of signal and noise. resolution. depth of field. elastic and inelastic scattering. X-ray production. secondary electrons. back-scattered electrons. Auger electrons. contrast mechanisms. electron back-scattered diffraction. X-ray spectroscopy. miscellaneous scanning electron microscopy tehniques. pseudo-coloring and image analyses.