Analysis Planning - Sample Navigation
- The optical and BSE images on our CAMECA SX50 have a relatively small field of view. If you intend to analyze specific areas on a complex sample such as a rock thin section, it is often very helpful to have some type of map or guide handy indicating the location of the areas you are interested in. Circling the areas of interest with a felt tip pen and connecting the circles (making sure not to get fingerprints on the surface in the process) or marking the locations on a large scale picture made by optical microscope, scanner, or BSE map all work well for this purpose.