EELS & EFTEM Analysis Training School
Format
Daily activities typically include two 1-hour lectures, two 90-minute demonstration labs, and two 90-minute practical lab periods. Lab sessions are split evenly between data acquisition techniques in the TEM lab and data analysis procedures at offline computer workstations running the latest Gatan Microscopy Suite® (GMS) software. See a typical daily schedule below.
The instructional staff is largely drawn from experienced analytical TEM specialists at Gatan. The practical lab periods, supervised by Gatan staff, provide participants the opportunity for hands-on practice with EELS and EFTEM techniques.
A range of Gatan EFTEM and EELS instrumentation and software will be available during the course, featuring the GIF Quantum® energy filter with STEMPack™ spectrum imaging. The GIF Quantum and STEMPack systems are mounted to both a JEOL and an FEI (S)TEM in our application demo lab in Pleasanton. While the labs will use the GIF Quantum, the lessons will be equally applicable to users of all GIF and PEELS systems.
Due to time constraints, there will be very limited opportunities to investigate student provided samples. If you have a non-proprietary sample you wish to bring to the course, please contact the school organizers at info-gatan@ametek.com. Keep in mind that the data will be shared with all school participants, and set up and analysis time will be very limited.
If you have any questions regarding Gatan Training Schools, please email us at info-gatan@ametek.com.
Example Schedule – Day 2
| Activity | Start | Finish | Description |
| Welcome | 08:00 | 08:30 | Meet school participants over breakfast |
| Lecture | 08:30 | 09:40 | Lecture 4: Review of EFTEM fundamentals All groups in lecture room / computer lab |
| 09:40 | 09:50 | Coffee break | |
| 09:50 | 10:35 | Lecture 5: Practical aspects of EFTEM acquisition All groups in lecture room / computer lab |
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| 10:35 | 10:45 | Coffee break | |
| Lab | 10:45 | 12:00 | Demo Acquisition Lab 2a: GIF Tuning and EFTEM acquisition All groups in lecture room/computer lab (remote to TEM) |
| Lunch | 12:00 | 13:00 | Lunch |
| Lecture | 13:00 | 13:30 | Lecture 6a: EFTEM spectrum imaging All groups in the lecture room/computer lab |
| Lab | 13:30 | 14:30 | Demo Acquisition Lab 2b: EFTEM SI acquisition All groups in lecture room/computer lab (remote to TEM) |
| Lab | 14:30 | 16:00 | Practical Lab 2a: Hands-on operation – EFTEM acquisition Group 1 at TEM1 with GIF Quantum / STEMPack system Group 2 at TEM2 with GIF Quantum / STEMPack system |
| Data Analysis Lab 2a: Hands-on operation – EFTEM analysis Groups 3 & 4 in lecture room / computer lab |
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| 16:00 | 16:15 | Discussion and refreshments | |
| Lab | 16:15 | 17:45 | Practical Lab 2b: Hands-on operation – EFTEM acquisition Group 3 at TEM1 with GIF Quantum / STEMPack system Group 4 at TEM2 with GIF Quantum / STEMPack system |
| Data Analysis Lab 2b: Hands-on operation – EFTEM analysis Groups 1 & 2 in lecture room / computer lab |