Empirical Technique to Measure X-Ray Production and Detection Efficiencies in the Analytical Electron Microscope

摘要

In the present work, a technique is proposed to experimentally measure the effective x-ray production and detection efficiency in pure element standards. This technique supplements and in some cases is preferable to the multi-element standard technique. Measurements of effective x-ray production and detection efficiencies are expected to be preferable to the standardless technique in cases where pure element samples can be prepared since the most uncertain parameters in the standardless technique are measured in the proposed technique. (ERA citation 10:024275)