There are a lot of interesting sites on the WWW that deal with X-ray
Microanalysis and the related fields of Microscopy; the latter include
Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM), other Scanned
Probe Microscopies as well as Light and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy.
And of course Microtechnique, the preparation of samples, is important
as well. Below are listings of some of what we feel are the more useful
sites. Many of them have lots of images of a variety of specimens for your
viewing pleasure.
INDEX OF
OTHER INTERESTING SITES:
X-RAY MICROANALYSIS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SCANNED PROBE MICROSCOPY
TECHNIQUES AND
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
USEFUL SITES WITH
ADDITIONAL LINKS
A word of advice to users: many of these sites contain lots of images, as you might expect, and images take time to download, depending on their size and quality, where they are coming from, the capacity of the servers involved, etc. It is important to be patient. Wait until they are completely downloaded before beginning to move around; this will make your work faster and less frustrating in the long run.
X-RAY MICROANALYSIS
- The University of Oregon has an excellent site on SEM
and Electron Probe Microanalysis; this has a very good explaination
as well as a useful glossary of terms.
- SEM/EDS
A brief description of SEM/EDS technique at the University of Buffalo.
- Rice University Department of Geology and Geophysics presents the Croneis
Electron Microprobe and X-ray Laboratories. Shows what they will do
for you, as well as presenting some useful links to other sites.
- XK Corporation, with commercial microanalysis
software, and a great list of useful links
to other microanalysis and EM sites.
- Electron Microscopy and Mineral Analysis from glossary
of terminology used in X-ray work (also some other interesting definitions
- accuracy vs. precision, etc).
- Philips Electron
Optics has a simple description of energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis
- the window to chemical composition!
- Energy Beam Sciences
Inc. SEM performance standards including M.A.C. standards for X-ray
microanalysis (commercial site).
- Noran Corporation
(commercial site).
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
- Here is an excellent introduction to how a SEM
works; very useful text, references and illustrations. Briefer introductions
to other analytical
techniques can also be found here; all brought to you by Advanced Research
Systems.
- A great site all about SEM
from Iowa State Univeristy; lots of information on how it works, many images
and a terrific animation on their home page. Check it out!
- Introduction
to Electron Microscopy. A straightforward description of how a scanning
electron microscope operates.
- A brief, non-technical source on the Scanning
Electron Microscope from the Boston Museum of Science.
- Here is a great description of the STEM
(Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope) at Brookhaven National Labs;
plenty of information on the instrument, applications, specimen preparation,
etc. Useful.
SCANNED PROBE MICROSCOPY
- Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) at Smith College.
- Scanned probe microscopes by TopoMetrix;
a commercial site with interesting images, applications, etc.
- Scanned
probe microscopy from Germany; DNA, nanofabrication, nanomanipulation,
biomolecular assembly, etc. Also includes brief descriptions of how several
scanned probe microscopes operate.
- A collection of very useful information on Scanned
Probe Microscopes assembled by W.B. Stein. Cool site.
- Another great site on Scanning
Probe Microscopy from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
at the University of Manitoba - still under development so keep checking.
- BioForce Labs specializes
in custom made scanning probe microscope tips - gives you an inkling of
the awesome array of applications of the instrument. Note: there is obnoxious
music on this home page - perhaps an e-mailed suggestion.....
- Also check out the Atomic
Force Microscope Calendar, unfortunately for 1996, but still great
images.
- The ultimate site on Scanning
Tunneling Microscopy belongs to Jim Rice, with tremendous explainations
and instructions on how to build your own instrument.
- Blaine's SPM
home page, with lots of images and a lot of useful links, including a little
blurb on SPM.
Definitely worth a visit.
- It is hard to think about scanned probe microscopes without thinking
about nanotechnology. Dr. Hein has a whole page devoted to the subject
of Nanotechnology,
as does Advanced Research
Systems.
- IBM presents atomic
scale images made with the scanning tunneling microscope and presented
as art. They have also made a Nano-scale
Abacus! Cool and amazing stuff.
TECHNIQUES AND IMPORTANT
RESOURCES
- Something we don't want to think about, but must keep in mind are the
Hazardous Chemicals
we use around the lab. Here is a database with lots of information, from
the University of Akron.
- Tips and Tricks
Interesting and useful hints for light and electron microscopy.
- Learn about deBroglie's electrons and other amazing electron facts here.
- Lecture
Notes EM class
USEFUL SITES WITH ADDITIONAL LINKS