This course was offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (
IAP) -- a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. The course met 4 hours per day for 4 days (2 days/week for 2 weeks).
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TOPICS |
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READINGS |
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ASSIGNMENTS |
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*Theory of X-ray Microanalysis |
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Course Notes,
p. 3-21. (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
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**Problem 1: Monte Carlo Electron Trajectory Simulations (PDF)
***Problem 2: Calculation of ZAF Factors (PDF) |
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Review Quiz
*Detectors on Electron Microprobes
*Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometry |
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Course Notes,
p. 22-25. (PDF - 1.4 MB)
Course Notes,
p. 26-32. (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
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**Problem 3: Scanning Electron, X-ray and Cathodoluminescence Imaging (PDF) |
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Review Quiz
*Composition Imaging by WDS and Other Methods of Imaging
*Quantitative Analysis by WDS |
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Course Notes,
p. 33-34. (PDF - 1.4 MB)
Course Notes,
p. 35-36. (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
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**Problem 4: Analysis of Fe-Ni Alloys (PDF) |
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4 |
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Review Quiz
*Various Topics: Light Element Analysis by WDS, Peak Overlap in WDS, Comparison of WDS and EDS |
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Course Notes,
p. 37-43. (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
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** Problem 5: Analysis of Ti and V in Steel (PDF) |
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* Lecture
** Laboratory Exercise
*** Homework due at the end of course