Gatan EELS and EFTEM Analysis Training School, Pleasanton, CA 6-9 April 2009

Do you want to advance your EELS and EFTEM education and skills? As in every year, Gatan offers an intensive, 4-day training school led by its analytical TEM experts. In 2009, the Gatan EELS and EFTEM Analysis Training School will be held on April 6-9, 2009 at Gatan’s R&D Headquarters in Pleasanton, CA, USA.

This course reviews the basic theory and practice of EELS imaging and analysis in the TEM, but its main emphasis is on practical techniques, optimum deployment of Gatan hardware and software systems, and advanced EELS and EFTEM applications. Some prior experience with EELS, EFTEM, and Gatan systems is recommended, as is good familiarity with TEM/STEM instrumentation and techniques. By the end of the course, participants can expect to know how best to optimize the performance of their Gatan spectrometer systems as well as their EELS and EFTEM experimental setups in order to capture and extract the maximum amount of information from their TEM samples.