Advanced operations of the Electron Microprobe to obtain high quality quantitative analysis at the micron-scale. Discussion of challenging cases (beam sensitive material, high spatial resolution, peak interference, quantitative element mapping, etc.). Discussion about the data treatment and how to optimally present the results.

Practical work in analytical chemistry for Earth and Planetary science students.

Theory and lab demo of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron microprobe analysis (EPMA) applied to geological materials: introduction to the instruments, interaction of electron with matter, electron imaging (SE, BSE, CL), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), X-ray analysis for the chemical characterisation of solid material at the micron-scale.

Operation of the Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA). Understanding the fundamentals of the Electron Probe Microanalysis. Interpretation of X-ray spectra for elemental analysis.

Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis including Practical training.