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METE535 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Course Code: 5700535
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Electron microscope: Specimen preparation. Reciprocal lattice concept and kinematical theory of electron diffraction. Diffraction pattern indexing and evaluation of spot patterns. Geometry of formation and applications of Kikuchi patterns. Constants and its applications in faulted crystals. Introduction to nonconventional techniques (lattice imaging, convergent beam, stereomicroscopy, 21/2D imaging).