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Fundamentals of Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Fundamentals of Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Instructor: Dr. S. Sankaran, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. This course will cover the basic principles and techniques of optical and scanning electron microscopy along with demonstrations on the instrument details and imaging experiments through videos. This course also deals with the sample preparation techniques for the microstructural analysis with practical examples through videos. (from nptel.ac.in)

Properties of Light, Diffraction and Interference, Theory of Image Formation


Fundamentals of Optics
Lecture 01 - Properties of Light, Diffraction and Interference, Theory of Image Formation
Lecture 02 - Magnification and Resolution
Lecture 03 - Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Contrast, Lens Defects
Lecture 04 - Lens Defects (cont.), Filters, Light Microscopy Introduction
Lecture 05 - Optical Microscope Demo, Bright Field Imaging, Illumination of Opaque Specimen
Microscopy and Sample Preparation
Lecture 06 - Opaque Stop Microscopy, Phase Contrast Microscopy
Lecture 07 - Dark Field Microscopy, Polarization Microscopy
Lecture 08 - Differential Interference Contrast, Fluorescence Microscopy
Lecture 09 - Sample Preparation Techniques for Optical Microscopy
Lecture 10 - Tutorial Problems related to Optical Microscopy
Basics of Scanning Electron Microscopy
Lecture 11 - Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy
Lecture 12 - Lens Aberrations, Object Resolution, Image Quality
Lecture 13 - Interaction between Electrons and Sample, Imaging Capabilities, Structural Analysis, Elemental Analysis
Lecture 14 - SEM and its Mode of Operation, Effect of Aperture Size, Effect of Working Distance, Effect of Condenser Lens Strength
Lecture 15 - SEM and its Mode of Operation (cont.), Relation between Probe Current and Probe Diameter, Summary
Lecture 16 - Factors Affecting Interaction Volume, Demonstration of SEM
Lecture 17 - Image Formation and Interpretation
Lecture 18 - Image Formation and Interpretation (cont.), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy (WDS)
Lecture 19 - Special Contrast Mechanisms, Monte Carlo Simulations of Interaction Volume
Lecture 20 - Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging (ECCI), Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) - Theory and Instrument Demonstration
Lecture 21 - Tutorial Problems related to Scanning Electron Microscopy

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Fundamentals of Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Instructor: Dr. S. Sankaran, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras. This course covers the basic principles and techniques of optical and scanning electron microscopy.