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Providing a comprehensive introduction to the capabilities and use of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and x-ray spectrometers, this highly acclaimed text emphasizes practical aspects of imaging and analysis for a broad audience of students and practitioners whose backgrounds span a wide range of science and technology. Topics discussed include user-controlled functions of scanning electron microscopes and x-ray spectrometers, the characteristics of electron beam - specimen interactions, image formation and interpretation, the use of x-rays for qualitative and quantitative analysis and the methodology for structural analysis using electron back-scatter diffraction. SEM sample preparation methods for hard materials, polymers, and biological specimens are covered in separate chapters. In addition, techniques for the elimination of charging in non-conducting specimens are detailed. A database of useful parameters for SEM and X-ray micro-analysis calculations and enhancements to the text chapters are available on an accompanying CD.

This third edition has been extensively revised, including new sections on:

• Variable-pressure SEM,
• Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD),
• Recent developments in x-ray detectors,

and expanded coverage of:

• Low-voltage SEM,
• X-ray mapping,
• Specimen preparation.

The text has been used in educating over 3,000 students at the Lehigh Microscopy School SEM short course as well as thousands of undergraduate and graduate students at universities worldwide.

Written in a practical, accessible style, Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Electronic Imaging reviews such topics as:

• Illuminators, filters, and isolation of specific wavelengths
• Phase contrast and differential interference contrast
• Properties of polarized light and polarization microscopy
• Fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy
• Digital CCD microscopy and image processing

Each chapter includes practical demonstrations and exercises along with a discussion of the relevant material. In addition, a thorough glossary assists with complex terminology and an appendix contains lists of materials, procedures for specimen preparation, and answers to questions.

Now fully revised and expanded, Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research, Second Edition is the established definitive text on stable and radioactive isotope tracers. In unique, multidisciplinary fashion, it presents comprehensive coverage of new methodological, mathematical, and theoretical approaches.

This new Second Edition includes:

• All-new chapters on nuclear magnetic resonance, mass isotopomer analysis, and methods of protein metabolism analysis
• A completely updated categorized list of over 750 references
• Major advances in the development of mass isotopomer and positional isotopomer techniques, noninvasive isotope techniques for studying metabolic pathways, hyphenated techniques, and new tracer techniques
• The latest developments in quantification of DNA synthesis and mass spectrometry spurred by genome sequencing and proteomics
• New coverage of mathematical modeling
• Expanded coverage of microdialysis probes, laboratory procedures, and regulatory issues related to human studies