The Electron Microprobe at MIT. (Image courtesy of The MIT Electron Microprobe Facility.)
Course Highlights
This course features
lecture notes and problem sets in the
assignments section. It is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
Course Description
This lab-oriented course introduces the student to the subject of X-ray spectrometry and micro-scale chemical quantitative analysis of solid samples through an intensive series of hands-on laboratory exercises that use the electron microprobe.