MRI: Acquisition of a Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope for Materials Research

1337939莱文森将为拉斐特学院的教师和本科生购买最先进的桌面扫描电子显微镜（SEM）系统，以进行研究和设计项目，并扩大工程和科学方面的研究培训。这种仪器将扩展研究的集中和能力的个人调查员，同时也促进部门之间的合作。除了具有高质量和高分辨率的成像能力外，这种用户友好的仪器还配备了用于成分分析的电子色散光谱（EDS），并采用了一套软件应用程序，提供成分测绘，三维表面粗糙度重建和纤维测量分析，所有这些都是所描述的研究活动的组成部分。该系统还包括各种样品支架，允许在不同方向上对各种材料进行成像。该工具提供的分析对于彻底理解所研究对象的尺寸、形式和功能至关重要。应用领域包括材料研究，芯片实验室或光电器件与亚毫米组件，地质样品，生物和/或生物工程系统。

1337939LevinsonA state-of-the-art desktop scanning electron microscope (SEM) system will be purchased for faculty and undergraduate students at Lafayette College to conduct research and design projects and to expand research training in both engineering and the sciences. This instrumentation will extend the research concentrations and capabilities of the individual investigators while also facilitating collaborations between departments. In addition to its high-quality and high-resolution imaging capability, this user-friendly instrumentation is equipped with electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for compositional analysis and employs a suite of software applications that provide compositional mapping, three-dimensional surface roughness reconstruction, and fibermetric analysis, all of which are integral to the described research activities. The system also includes a variety of sample holders that permit a diverse array of materials to be imaged at different orientations. The instrumentation provides analysis that is critical to the thorough understanding of the dimensions, form, and function of the objects being studied. Application areas include the study of materials, lab-on-chip or optoelectrical devices with submillimeter components, geological samples, and biological and/or bioengineered systems.