Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.141 (January (IAP) 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Electron Microprobe Analysis by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Nilanjan Chatterjee
  Prof. Timothy Grove 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.141 Electron Microprobe Analysis by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry
  
  
  
  

  January (IAP) 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  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.