Microanalysis Webinars

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100% Correct – Ensuring Consistency in EDS Map Interpretation

Our 20-minute talk for the month of May is a fast-paced demonstration of our Thermo Scientific* COMPASS* software. See how you can quickly create phase maps that pin-point the critical features in your sample. Learn how any analyst will get exact same results. We will run through a number of show-and-tell examples. If you are new to COMPASS software, we promise an eye-opening discussion.

Sparse Particle & Inclusion Analysis with Thermo Scientific Feature Sizing Software

This 20-minute webinar covers the identification and characterization of small particles or inclusions sparsely located throughout a matrix material.

Thermo Scientific* Feature Sizing with Chemical Typing software is a highly regarded application for particle analysis. The software gives you a tool to measure, count and identify particles, inclusions, phases and regions of interest within the sample. Automatic operation with high resolution images and EDS enable you to identify and save particle classes, while the software filters out unimportant particles.

WDS Quantification in the SEM

Introduced a few years ago, the Thermo Scientific MagnaRay WD spectrometer makes quick work out of quantitative analysis of materials. WDS is complementary to EDS. Better WDS spectral resolution helps peak identification and quantification.Lower background helps in trace element identification and quantification. And better low-energy intensity aids low beam voltage quantification.

Thanks to auto alignment routines built into the MagnaRay WDS, and simultaneous EDS and WDS acquisitions, plus stage automation to collect from multiple locations, we’ve made WDS quant analysis nearly as quick and easy as EDS.

X-ray Microanalysis Webinar Presentation: Optimum Settings for EDS Mapping

Collecting data-rich X-ray maps with EDS can be done without unnecessarily extending the acquisition time if you establish the correct analysis parameters. This webinar reviews the critical parameters for getting good x-ray maps in the shortest time. We discuss: X-ray generation volume compared to sample feature size, beam current compared to x-ray detection rate, and data statistics level compared to map analysis method.

Learn from the EDS expects at Thermo Fisher Scientific how to get the most information in the shortest amount of time.

Full Speed EBSD with EDS Analysis
Hosted by ASM International

Collecting EDS data simultaneously with EBSD improves the interpretation of the structural analysis of materials. The more information collected from the sample, the greater the confidence in the interpretation and characterization.

Choosing the Best EDS Detector for Your Application
Hosted by ASM International

Modern SDD detectors include several options in terms of active area and resolutions. Learn how to choose the right detector for your specific application. We discuss input count rate, spatial resolution beam sensitive samples, overlapping peaks, sample surveying methods, and offer several tips and techniques to get the best from your EDS analysis.

MagnaRay: A Fully Integrated WDS System

The Thermo Scientific* MagnaRay* is a fully integrated WDS system, not just a spectrometer addition, for use on an SEM. Built to be a complement to the EDS system, much of the operation has been automated for ease-of-use. High-precision composition quantitative analysis and mapping of low concentration elements can be performed routinely by analysts not trained in EPMA wholly within the Thermo Scientific NORAN* System 7 software. This live demonstration webinar will convince you that this addition to your SEM is a worthwhile investment to increase the quality and productivity of your lab.

What Do You Want to Publish with an EDS Map?

This webinar addresses how the NORAN System 7 microanalysis system provides an alternative method to elemental mapping. Exploiting the complete set of data collected in a Spectral Imaging acquisition, a new set of analytical tools present a much more useful picture of your data, providing you with a true characterization of the compound, alloy or mineral distribution under analysis.

We show how Thermo Scientific COMPASS* software provides a new, mathematically based assessment of the material’s constituents, how the software provides a new method for calculating spectral intensities and identifying phases. And shows how Direct-to-Phase software yields a clearer picture of your material during the acquisition than traditional elemental mapping.

Unleashing the Power of COMPASS Software

Learn how new COMPASS software algorithms based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multivariate Statistical Analysis (MSA) exploit on the wealth of information collected in the Spectral Imaging datasets. COMPASS seamless integrates these techniques into a well-engineered, user-friendly, push-button solution that must be seen.

This webinar discusses the science and algorithms within COMPASS, demonstrates how COMPASS identifies and defines unique phases and shows the major speed advantage of COMPASS analyses.

Geochemical Analysis: From Macro to Micro

Learn about complementary analytical methods for determination of major and trace elements in bulk samples in geochemistry. Extend the analysis to chemical mapping and local phase identification. Learn how in our one-hour educational webinar that introduces you to elemental and morphological analysis with XRF, Raman spectroscopy and SEM/EDS.