Oxford Instruments Lunch & Learns - M&M 2024

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Oxford Instruments  host two lunchtime events share some of our news on exciting developments in the world of SEM.

Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower

Oxford Instruments brings you more food for thought, as we host two lunchtime events intended to allow us to share some of our news on exciting developments in the world of SEM. Join us for these a boxed lunch in Salons F, G, H at the <a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/clesc-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-tower/overview/" title="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/clesc-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-tower/overview/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower</a> hotel, next to the conference center.Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first served, basis.

Monday, July 29 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Simon BurgessCutting edge EDS technology – what’s the difference? Tuesday , July 30 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Ute Schmidt &amp; Joshua LeaRISE Microscopy: The Benefits of Correlative Scanning Electron and Confocal Raman Microscopy

<h3>Presentation Abstracts and Key Learning</h3>

<h4>Cutting edge EDS technology – what’s the difference?</h4>What is cutting edge in EDS technology today? The capabilities of EDS hardware and software have changed so much since I first sat in front of a SEM 30 years ago. Starting with the output from an X-ray detector, we will look into this difference from a number of perspectives, to demonstrate the how and why we can achieve so much more sensitivity, accuracy and speed. We will also provide insights on how we can overcome specific challenges for nano- and micro-analysis and the newly emerging area of SEM based X-ray imaging and BEX (backscatter and X-ray imaging). This is an educational session, we hope will be thought provoking, rather than cause indigestion, aimed at linking theory to capability to help us understand where the boundaries of X-ray analysis may now lie.Key learning objectives:<ul><li>Detector fundamentals and how they influence different types of analysis using EDS</li><li>How the signals coming from a detector are converted to output you see on your EDS software screen, focussing on barriers and how they may be overcome</li><li>What may be considered cutting-edge today and what is now more routine</li></ul>

<h4>RISE Microscopy: The Benefits of Correlative Scanning Electron and Confocal Raman Microscopy</h4>Correlating Raman, SEM and EDS data from the same measurement position helps researchers obtain greater insight regarding the relationship between a sample’s surface properties and its molecular and atomic composition. Combining these three methods in one instrument with a common vacuum chamber enhances user-friendliness, accelerates experimental workflow, and increases sample turnover. This seminar will be of interest to materials scientists, physicists, chemists, biologists and any researchers looking to investigate both the form and function of sample components.Key learning objectives:<ul><li>An introduction to the theoretical background and hardware considerations related to RISE microscopes</li><li>A description of available technique variations, including 3D Raman imaging, particle analysis, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)</li><li>Application examples from fields including bio-inspired materials, polymers, pharmaceutical research, semiconductors, 2D materials, geoscience, and biominerals.</li></ul>