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

1337939莱文森将为拉斐特学院的教职员工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。这一手段将扩大个别调查人员的研究集中度和能力，同时也促进部门之间的合作。除了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，提供成分绘图、三维表面粗糙度重建和纤维测量分析，所有这些都是所述研究活动不可或缺的。该系统还包括各种样品保持器，允许以不同方向成像不同的材料阵列。该仪器提供了对彻底理解被研究对象的尺寸、形状和功能至关重要的分析。应用领域包括材料、具有亚毫米部件的芯片实验室或光电设备、地质样品以及生物和/或生物工程系统的研究。

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.