WDS

(Wavelength-Dispersive Spectrometry) X-ray detection system

(traditional electron microprobe analysis method)

- 4 spectrometers, each with 2 diffracting crystals; crystals can be interchanged under computer control during the course of an analysis


- crystals available: TAP (2), PET (2), LIF (2), and 60 and 200Å (2d) pseudocrystals (PC1 and PC3, respectively)


- elements of atomic number 4 or greater can be detected and measured


- rapid, automated qualitative as well as quantitative capability with on-screen display of up to 4 simultaneous qualitative spectrometer scans


- automated and real-time graphically-displayed peak searching, PHA and detector bias adjustment routines


- fully-automated, unattended multiple spot analysis capability


- analyses can be performed in beam-scanning, stage-scanning, and variable size fixed-beam modes


- on-line capabilities for report generation (analysis statistics, generation of comparison tables, graphs, etc)


- conversion of data to Macintosh or Windows formats for additional off-line processing, graphing, and report preparation; ethernet connection allows access to Internet for remote data transfer.