Chapter 4: Spectroscopy

Chapter 4: Spectroscopy¶

part of

MSE672: Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy

by Gerd Duscher, Spring 2026

Microscopy Facilities
Institute of Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Materials Science & Engineering
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Background and methods to analysis and quantification of data acquired with transmission electron microscopes.

The Spectroscopy chapter has the following sections:

Electron Energy-Loss Spectrosocpy

• Introduction to EELS

Low-Loss EELS

• Fitting the Zero-Loss Peak

• Analysing Low-Loss Spectra with Drude Theory

• Momentum Resolved EELS

Core-Loss EELS

• Introduction to Core-Loss Spectroscopy

• Chemical Composition

• Analysing Core-Loss Spectra

• Electron Energy-Loss Near-Edge Structure

Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy

• Introduction to X-Ray

• Bremsstrahlung

• Characteristic X-Rays

• Detector Response

• Analyze Spectrum

• Quantify Spectrum

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