SEM Competency Test

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In order to be granted access to an SEM after hours you are required to pass a competency test. You must answer all questions correctly. Please note that Adelaide Microscopy staff reserve the right to refuse after-hours access until an adequate level of competence on the instrument is demonstrated. Completion of the competency test does not guarantee access.
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Question 1

Question
When not in use what state should the vacuum system be in:
Answer
  • Always kept under vacuum – before finishing a session the chamber must be pumped.
  • The chamber must be vented at the end of a session
  • Doesn’t matter

Question 2

Question
It is dangerous to move the stage when the sample is first inserted. You must first:
Answer
  • Leave the stage where it is
  • Get the sample into focus and link to the working distance
  • Move to 10mm immediately

Question 3

Question
If the sample is not at the correct working distance you won’t:
Answer
  • Get signal to all the detectors
  • Be able to image
  • Be able to focus

Question 4

Question
You can’t get an image, what do you check first:
Answer
  • The magnification is correct
  • The beam is turned on and you are looking at the sample
  • The focus is correct
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