ExaminationsInstrument / Preparation techniqueExample
Scanning electron microscopy
e.g:Surface structuresSEMPollen
Spatially resolved elemental analysis (traces of gunshot, mineral phases in rocks and soils, microelectronic components)SEM/EDXPhase analysis of smokestack
Ba-Pb-Mapping of the smokestack
Sb-Pb-Mapping of smokestacks
Preparation
e.g:Root cross sections;Freeze-drying
human sperm; soil arthropods; plankton; sedimentsFixation; dewatering; critical point drying.
Soil litter samples; sediment samples,; mineral samples; technical filter materials.Sputtering (Au, etc.)
Root cross sections; human sperm; soil arthropods; plankton; sedimentsVapor deposition (Au, carbon, etc.)
FTIR microscopy
e.g:forensic fiber analysisTransmissionExcerpt VL-Script
paints, coatings, powdersdiffuse reflectionExcerpt VL-Script
Multispectral photography
e.g:high resolution vegetation mappingNDVIPublication
Authentication of documentsNIR and UV fluorescence photographyStudent exercise