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- Push the ‘power switch’ on the left-hand side of the microscope (Figure 1.2). IMAGE GOES HERE
- Launch the Nanoeye software icon (Figure 2) on the desktop to launch the program IMAGE GOES HERE
- Prepare your sample for SEM analysis. Depending on the size and material, this may require gold/palladium sputter coating or carbon-coating (used for EDS). For sputter/carbon coater instructions, see the linked document Sputter Coater Quick Start Guide.
- Common sample types include: stubs, with or without sputter coating; thin-sections with carbon coating; grain-mounts with carbon coating.
- Somewhere need to explain that coating is to prevent charging, which is especially common with thin-sections. Show a picture
- Using the jig (Figure 3), measure the size of the specimen including mount. Use the gradations of the horizontal grid on the jig to measure the diameter of the specimen and the vertical grid for the specimen height. If you are using older 3.2mm style stubs with a narrow attachment post, there is an adapter available to fit into the stage. Make sure to measure dimensions with the adapter attached.IMAGE GOES HERE
- Important: use compressed air to ensure that blow off any loose material on the sample, that otherwise could be mobilized within the vacuum and damage the detectors.
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