All instruments are computer-controlled and can be operated with a minimum of training.
GSC Atlantic's ElectroScan E3 environmental scanning electron microscope, however, is an instrument unique in Eastern Canada. In addition, with the use of an accessory stage, temperature can be monitored and adjusted. With such control, dynamic experiments can be conducted and observed as they happen. Processes such as hydration and dehydration, oxidation, melting, various chemical interactions and deformation can be observed on a microscopic scale. It permits the user to determine the elemental composition of any particle or phase observed in the ESEM sample.