OU EMPL Instrumental Hardware Configuration
Instrument
Type: CAMECA SX100
Electron
Optical Column Specifications
Accelerating Voltages: £ 50 KV
Beam Currents: automatic
regulation in the range 1-1000 nA; manual control to
lower currents
Analytical
Configuration
1. X-ray take-off
geometry: 40°
2. Wavelength dispersive
spectrometers: five,
asynchronous, configured as
|
Spec.# |
Type* |
Diffraction Devices |
|
1 |
LP |
TAP, PET, PC0(2d=45Å) , PC1(2d=62.5Å) |
|
2 |
LP |
TAP, PET |
|
3 |
HP |
LiF, PET |
|
4 |
HP |
LPET, LLiF |
|
5 |
LP |
TAP, PET, PC3 (2d=200Å), PC2 (2d=95Å) |
* HP: High-pressure (26-33
psi) P10 gas, 6 mm mylar window at column and detector
* LP: Low-pressure (2-4 psi)
P10 gas, thin polypropylene windows at column and detector
3. Energy Dispersive X-Ray
Detector: Thermo
Ultra-Dry Silicon Drift Detector running under NORAN System Seven automation.
Imaging
Hardware
Secondary
Electron Detector:
Cameca Standard
Backscattered
Electron Detector:
Cameca TV rate, variable-gain (fast) BSE
Cathodoluminescence
Detector: GATAN PanaCL/F with removable RGB wavelength-band filters
Automation
Our SX100 is equipped with
both CAMECA PEAKSIGHT software and John Donovan’s full Probe for EPMA system.