Acquisition and Online Display of High-Resolution Backscattered Electron
and X-Ray Maps of Meteorite Sections
Abstract
Analyses of meteorites in thin or thick section begins with a detailed
mineralogic/petrologic study of the sample. Backscattered electron and
x-ray imaging in a secondary electron microscope is critical for the
characterization and study of the meteorite sections at
sub-$\mu$m to cm size scales. Here, I describe
techniques to acquire backscattered electron and x-ray images of an
entire one-inch thin or thick section at high resolution, assemble large
mosaic mosaic maps of the data, and display the maps conveniently online
in a web browser. The code to acquire, stitch, and display the maps is
made available as an open-source project.