Duration
Part A : 15h Th
Part B : 24h Th, 13h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Part A : Philippe Compère
Part B : Philippe Compère
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Part A
The course describes the physical principles and functioning of the major instruments in modern electron microscopy. It includes the following chapters :
1) Introduction and history of electron microscopy
2) Electron-material interactions (scattering and resulting particulate and electromagnetic radiations)
3) Instrument parts (vacuum pumps, electron guns and detectors, electromagnetic lenses)
4) Instrument operation and imaging in :
- scanning electron microscopy (SEM in high vacuum, low vacuum, controlled pressure conditions including "environmental" or "wet" modes
- transmission electron microscopy (TEM: different image, diffraction and high resolution modes)
- scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM: principles, advantages and disadvantages)
5) Analytical electron microscopy
- X-ray microanalysis (EDS)
- Electron energy-loss spectroscopy(EELS) and energy filtering (EFTEM)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Part A
Functioning principles and imaging modes in electron microscopy
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Part A
Bases in Physics
Master degree students or PhD students in sciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Part A
Lectures
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Part A
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Part A
Oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Part A
Lectures during the 2nd period
Contacts
Part A
Compère Philippe
+32 4 366 50 63
pcompere@ulg.ac.be