Comparison of XEDS and EELS Using Conventional Beryllium Window and Windowless Detectors

摘要

An experimental study of simultaneous XEDS and EELS measurements using both conventional beryllium window and windowless Si(Li) detector systems together with a magnetic sector electron loss spectrometer was conducted on a series of metal alloys, oxides and ceramic compounds covering the elemental range of Li through Ga, with the exception of the gases Neon and Argon, as well as a few typical steel alloys. The advantages and disadvantages of the different systems XEDS versus EELS are outlined relative to the materials problems to which they can be applied. (ERA citation 10:002821)