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Inspect submitted vinyl under different amounts of magnification.
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2009-02-20 09:00:00
from , IA, US
8:16 am
Bugscope Team
hello!
Teacher
howdy
Teacher
i'm enjoying watching the set up
Teacher
you all must enjoy this portion of your work
Bugscope Team
yeah it is fun
Bugscope Team
Alright Lawrence you have control.
8:21 am
Teacher
thank you
Teacher
let me know if I start doing something wrong or irregular
Teacher
my initial concern is looking at closeups of each layer on the slices A-C
Teacher
How do i navigate to the first preset location?
Bugscope Team
so you can go directly to the particular areas you want by clicking on the preset
Bugscope Team
for that area
Teacher
i clicked on it, and it said "you're probably at the max or min of that control"
Bugscope Team
it does that for us as well that is weird
8:26 am
Bugscope Team
okay we remade the first preset, which is where we are anyway
Bugscope Team
this is x-section A
Bugscope Team
x-section B is to the south
Bugscope Team
but we can drive you there
Bugscope Team
if you want
Bugscope Team
this is the carbon tape
Teacher
sure
Bugscope Team
this is x-section B
Teacher
ok, i'm attempting to center the image on a portion in the top layer
Bugscope Team
looks like you have it
Bugscope Team
now if you want you can take the mag up
8:31 am
Bugscope Team
OOF
Bugscope Team
now you can see that you will need to focus
Bugscope Team
OOF is just scott slang for out of focus
Bugscope Team
if it gets worse drive the other way
Teacher
i may or may not be focusing the wrong way
Bugscope Team
you''re getting it now for sure
Bugscope Team
awesome
Teacher
there's quite the lag time
Bugscope Team
there you go
Teacher
i'm wondering how magified i can get and what level of the structure of the vinyl i can see
Bugscope Team
LT you can let us focus if you want, but this is something you can get good at
Bugscope Team
okay
Teacher
can you guys take me in as far as possible and then focus it on this layer of the vinyl?
8:36 am
Teacher
i would like to compare this portion of B and C
Bugscope Team
this is 60,000x
Bugscope Team
not much to see beyond this
Teacher
dont think my image has updated yet
Bugscope Team
if it is black you can hit the refresh button for yourbrowser
Teacher
very nice!
Teacher
can we back out in increments of, say 5000?
Bugscope Team
and then we will go to B
Teacher
yes
Bugscope Team
this is 50,000x
Teacher
okay
Bugscope Team
this is 35.000x
Teacher
ready
Bugscope Team
this is 25,000x
Bugscope Team
are you seeing the changes?
Teacher
there's a lag
Bugscope Team
you can also see where we toasted the sample a bit
Teacher
yes
Bugscope Team
now 20,000x
Bugscope Team
an adjacent area at 20,000x
8:41 am
Teacher
this is great
Bugscope Team
15,000x
Bugscope Team
I am moving laterally as I go down to avoid toasted areas
Teacher
and just to confirm, this is all sample A?
Bugscope Team
let's check
Bugscope Team
that was all B -- Cate figured it out for us
Bugscope Team
this is A
Teacher
what are we looking at now?
Teacher
Okay
Bugscope Team
x-section a is where we are
Bugscope Team
this is the upper portion of A for sure at 20,000x
Teacher
Can we zoom in to 60 in a brighter spot, and move backward?
Bugscope Team
grazie tante Cate
Bugscope Team
this is 65,000x
Teacher
hope you guys dont mind navigating, but i think we'll get more done faster with you guys at the helm
Bugscope Team
the vinyl gets beat up by the electron beam at this mag
8:46 am
Bugscope Team
50,000x A
Bugscope Team
35,000x A
Bugscope Team
25,000x so lovely
Teacher
that does look nice
Bugscope Team
this is 15,000x A
Teacher
great
Bugscope Team
this is 500x where we have been cruising around
Teacher
can we move to a similar location on C
Bugscope Team
okay
Bugscope Team
A
Bugscope Team
B
Bugscope Team
C; this probably dates back to The Graduate
8:52 am
Bugscope Team
we see more compression from cutting the sample as well, I think
Teacher
think i can see that
Bugscope Team
sample is kind of rolled from prep
Bugscope Team
65,000x C
Bugscope Team
50,000x C
Bugscope Team
35,000x C
Bugscope Team
25,000x C
Bugscope Team
the images all have micron markers on them
Bugscope Team
lower left
Teacher
okay, i see that
Bugscope Team
this is 5 anthrax bacteria across
Teacher
interesting
Bugscope Team
now 20,000x C
Bugscope Team
12,000x C
Bugscope Team
3500x C
Teacher
can we move up slightly
Bugscope Team
500x for perspective
Teacher
location-wise
Bugscope Team
okay?
8:57 am
Teacher
can we go back in to about 35000?
Bugscope Team
there, 35,000x after a brief 140,000x stop for focus
Teacher
looks great
Teacher
Ready for sample D
Bugscope Team
35,000x C; this is very close to the top
Bugscope Team
cool
Bugscope Team
D is south
Bugscope Team
top left bottom right x section out of the image
Bugscope Team
(this is D)
Bugscope Team
Lawrence do you want the x-section of this?
Bugscope Team
silver paint in the middle, top, of image now
Teacher
i would like preset number 3, i think
Teacher
looks good
Teacher
can we go in as far as possible
Bugscope Team
okay this is top view of D at 203x
9:03 am
Bugscope Team
this is 65,000x. Above this we do a lot of damage to the sample.
Teacher
okay
Teacher
can we start backing out by increments of 10k
Bugscope Team
close as we can -- this is D 50,000x
Bugscope Team
this now is D 40,000x
Teacher
bit of lag
Bugscope Team
this is D 35,000x
Bugscope Team
D 25,000x
Teacher
looks good
Bugscope Team
Lawrence I think when you look through the transcript with images later you will be able to coordinate.
Bugscope Team
D 20,000x
Teacher
how comprehensive will the transcript be?
Bugscope Team
D 12,000x
Bugscope Team
you can go here http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/members/2009-022/transcript/ to view the transcript and images so far
9:09 am
Bugscope Team
sample D top surface at 8000x
Bugscope Team
D top surface, 5000x
Teacher
looks good
Bugscope Team
2500x blister baby
Bugscope Team
1500x Corinthian leather
Bugscope Team
1000x D, still
Bugscope Team
500x smallpox
Bugscope Team
D
Bugscope Team
ready for E?
Teacher
ready
Bugscope Team
okay driving to the west
Bugscope Team
this is the underside
Teacher
i'm thinking preset E is where i'd like to start
Teacher
this looks good
Teacher
sorry, preset 8
Bugscope Team
welcome to Mars
Teacher
let me know if we find water....or martians
9:14 am
Teacher
that's nice
Bugscope Team
ha cool this is E top surface 65,000x
Teacher
good spot
Bugscope Team
the image is driftin' cause we're toasting it a bit
Teacher
let's start backing ou
Teacher
t
Bugscope Team
50,000x
Bugscope Team
oop here is 40,000x
Bugscope Team
and this is 35,000x, top surface of E
Teacher
looks good
Bugscope Team
25,000x so lovely here
Teacher
i can see a vacation spot there
Bugscope Team
heh
Bugscope Team
this is 15,000x
Bugscope Team
12,000x
Bugscope Team
vacation homes
Bugscope Team
10,000x remarkable free of Martians so far
Bugscope Team
spoke too soon
Teacher
what's that i see?
9:20 am
Bugscope Team
bacteria
Teacher
were we zoomed in on that this whole time
Teacher
?
Bugscope Team
10,000x
Bugscope Team
no we have been moving to the west a little
Teacher
all right
Bugscope Team
as we changed mag so we would not be exposing toasted areas
Bugscope Team
okay now to F?
Teacher
sounds good
Bugscope Team
driving north...
Teacher
i'd like to get along side one of the cracks, and inside one of the cracks
Bugscope Team
okay this is F, Grand Canyon
Teacher
this looks like a great spot
Bugscope Team
south edge
Bugscope Team
425x
Teacher
the canyon wall
9:25 am
Bugscope Team
oops we are in Canyon de Chelly
Bugscope Team
65,000x
Teacher
okay
Bugscope Team
this is in the canyon, at 65,000x
Teacher
sounds good
Bugscope Team
50,000x
Bugscope Team
40,000x
Teacher
hold on....lagging
Bugscope Team
sorry, this is 25,000x Anasazi cliff dwellings
Teacher
okay
Bugscope Team
20,000x
Teacher
all right
Bugscope Team
15,000x a better perspective emerging
Bugscope Team
10,000x sample F within a crack
9:31 am
Bugscope Team
3500x
Bugscope Team
a stray fiber
Bugscope Team
1500x shows up where we were
Teacher
still lagging a bit
Teacher
let's move south, just a tad to the surface
Teacher
okay, lets move in on this section
Bugscope Team
okay this is the surface, south, rolling into the crack, north
Bugscope Team
4000x on the surface rolling into the crack
Bugscope Team
8000x
Bugscope Team
with us?
Teacher
yep
Bugscope Team
cool now at 10,000x
9:36 am
Bugscope Team
65,000x
Bugscope Team
50,000x
Teacher
all right
Bugscope Team
back to 40,000x
Bugscope Team
35,000x
Bugscope Team
25,000x
Bugscope Team
20,000x
Teacher
hold on...
Teacher
lagging
Bugscope Team
cool; here the micron bar reads 862 nm
Bugscope Team
it should be about 2 microns long here
Teacher
few anthrax could call this home
Bugscope Team
this is 15,000x
Teacher
looks good
Bugscope Team
yeah. funny that we did see a bacillus
Teacher
is that what the pill shaped bacteria was?
Bugscope Team
yes
9:42 am
Teacher
what are we seeing here?
Teacher
what were all those crystalline forms a second ago?
Bugscope Team
this is deeper within the crack but may just be a surface feature that dropped in and got juju on it from the decaying vinyl
Bugscope Team
above is one crystalline form
Bugscope Team
sort of -- it's a rod
Teacher
can we zoom to that view of all of them?
Teacher
yes, here
Bugscope Team
this is where we just were
Bugscope Team
cool
Teacher
so this is inside the crack?
Bugscope Team
this is inside the crack but may be a surface feature that what do call it subsided?
Bugscope Team
like it busted loose and dropped down
Teacher
any chance of it being salt?
Teacher
or something similar?
9:47 am
Bugscope Team
excellent command of English on my part
Bugscope Team
some of the crystalline shapes resemble salts
Bugscope Team
but hard to tell
Teacher
i wasn't going to say anything..... i'm looking for things that may have causes this degrading in the vinyl
Teacher
any trace evidence
Bugscope Team
not UV?
Bugscope Team
is this like polyvinyl chloride?
Bugscope Team
maybe Armorall.
Teacher
yes
Bugscope Team
that is not good for vinyl
Teacher
we're thinking maybe citrus based cleaners
Bugscope Team
ha that is interesting
Teacher
why?
Bugscope Team
an experiment!
Teacher
sorry, i'm not double typing, i think the lag is doing that
Bugscope Team
well they're sort of new to the market
Teacher
citrus cleaners are?
Bugscope Team
we don't see the double typing and presumably you don't see ours
Teacher
can we look at the back sides of D e and F before the session ends?
Bugscope Team
well yes I was thinking that is the new Green thing
Bugscope Team
you bet
Teacher
have you guys ever looked at citrus cleaner traces under the microscope?
9:53 am
Bugscope Team
no. this is the backside of F
Teacher
what mag?
Bugscope Team
um sorry, and I just took it down to 120x
Bugscope Team
we were here, at 650x
Bugscope Team
this is 2000x, F, underside
Bugscope Team
10,000x F underside
Bugscope Team
65,000x F
Bugscope Team
50,000x F
Bugscope Team
35,000x F
Bugscope Team
Lawrence we are gonna have to drop off; someone here to use the 'scope.
Teacher
all right
Teacher
thank you for everything!
Bugscope Team
Thank You.
Teacher
have a good day!
9:58 am
Bugscope Team
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